The lost gold treasures of Montezuma. Engraving of Hernan Cortes fighting Montezuma by Jan Karel Donatus Van Beecq (1638-1722 ...

La Malinche served as Hernán Cortés's interpreter, and provided him with sensitive information that aided his conquest of Mexico ... was born into a noble Aztec family, and she was sold to ...

In Fifth Sun, she writes an informative historical account that is a complex and captivating revisionist history of the Aztecs ... the Mexica believed that Hernan Cortes and his gang of diseased ...

Conquest and tribute were part of the immemorial order. Indeed, many of the peoples who had been subjugated by the Aztecs were only too happy to ally with the pale-faced strangers who rode on ...

including The True History of the Conquest of Mexico by Captain Bernal Diaz del Castillo, counter claims of cruelty while also being critical of the campaign by Hernan Cortes. Spain's government ...

A Spanish documentary extolling the virtues of the country's conquest of the Americas now showing in Mexico ... had an ...

After the Aztecs conquered the Maya, they went berserk for the stuff. The Mayans and the Aztecs believed (and perhaps some people still do) that chocolate was a gift from the gods. The Aztecs in ...

It turns out that while the tomato is one of the most popular fruits in the world, it was domesticated by Mesoamerican peoples 2,600 years ago.

When Cortes entered Game 1 in the 10th inning, it was his first time pitching in extra innings in his major-league career.

Nestor Cortes had a very up-and-down 2024 season, but more importantly, he hadn’t pitched since September 18 heading into ...