Miguel Leon­Portilla, a Mexican anthropologist, gathered accounts by the Aztecs, some of which were written shortly after the conquest. Speeches of Motecuhzoma and Cortés When Motecuhzoma [Montezuma] ...

But which human soul? Since the Spaniard Hernán Cortés's conquest of Mexico in 1521, no Aztec emperor's remains have been discovered. Yet historical records say that three Aztec rulers were ...

The codex also describes the Aztec conquest of the city of Tetepilco around 1440 and how that city's ruler swore vassalage to the Aztecs. It even details the arrival of the Spanish in 1519 and their ...

There was an online ruckus a few months ago when social media users got a taste of Emily Wilson’s translation of “The Iliad,” with some readers bemoaning that it sounded too modern while ...

By Gwynne Dyer – Friday, 13 August, is the 500th anniversary of the Spanish conquest of Mexico. The capital of the Aztec empire, Tenochtitlan, fell to the invaders after a long siege ...

The Aztecs deliberated on how to continue their traditions and preserve their group identity following the Spanish invasion.

Tenochtitlán, the great city of the Aztecs, was the creation of war ... Subsequent essays explore the survival of Yucatec Maya culture in the face of Spanish conquest and colonisation, the insidious ...

The altar dates back to the time after the Spanish conquest of the Aztec capital Tenochtitlán. Experts say it was located in a courtyard inside a home of an Aztec family, who would have used it ...

Opinions expressed by Forbes Contributors are their own. GrrlScientist writes about evolution, ecology, behavior and health. The author is a Distinguished Professor of History at Rutgers ...

The cathedral was built between 1573 and 1813 after the Spanish conquest of Tenochtitlan and ... pyramids and structures belonging to the Aztecs. Highlights of the massive cathedral include ...