The old Templo Mayor in the city of Tenochtitlan before the arrival of the Spanish. Credits: Public Domain The Aztec Empire was one of the most dominant forces the world had ever seen, but it would ...

However, the Tóxcatl festival would also become part of something far darker in the 16th century: the Tóxcatl Massacre. The Tóxcatl Massacre And The Spanish Conquest Of The Aztec Empire Given how ...

In the film, Malinche, regarded as a pivotal figure in Spain’s conquest, so a traitor to Mexico, is seen in a new light as a woman battling to maintain peace between the Aztec and Spanish empires.

Despite the decline of the Aztec civilization following the Spanish conquest in the early 1500s, the legacy of their ancient deities and mythology endures to this day. From Tlaloc's main shrine in ...

A day earlier, Aztec Emperor Moctezuma was killed, or possibly assassinated, according to the native informants of one Spanish chronicler, which promoted a frenzied battle that forced Cortes, his ...

It emerged this week that As Ever’s logo looks near-identical to the Mallorcan village of Porreres’ traditional coat of arms, ...

Before Spanish colonization, Templo Mayor served as the religious center for the Aztec people. When Spanish conquistadors arrived in the early 16th century, the temple was among many structures ...

Aztec ruler Montezuma II allegedly drank copious ... the Americas and brought them back to Spain in 1502. Others credit Spanish conquistador Hernan Cortes, who got a taste of chocolate after ...