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 ...

Tortilla soup embodies the joyful spirit of Mexican cookery. It’s a symphonic overlay of bold flavors, colors and textures — ...

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.

Valentine’s Day and chocolate — they simply go hand in hand. In recent years, the confection has been regarded as the symbol ...

Co-edited by Schwaller and Vitus Huber of the University of Fribourg in Switzerland, the book revolves around Hernán Cortés, ...

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

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 ...

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 ...

“Then a mate said: Could be a sign, you know? Visitors, as it were. Aztecs thought them reincarnated warriors. Spanish explorers called them ‘resurrection birds.’” It comes after an ...

Mayor Xisca Mora reportedly said it was “surreal” that the duchess seemingly copied her municipality’s coat of arms. “We feel ...

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A documentary charting the early years of the Aztec civilisation in ancient Mexico. As presenter Tony Spawforth explains, the first Aztecs to arrive in Mexico discovered the remains of a ...