For renowned historian Jorge Traslosheros, the so-called “black legend” of the Spanish conquest of lands in the Americas ...

A dispute with Mexico, which demands an apology from the king of Spain, controversy over the meaning of the national holiday ...

From financing expeditions in the New World to founding hospitals and schools, these women were incredibly influential—and ...

A Spanish documentary extolling the virtues of the country's conquest of the Americas now showing in Mexico has added fuel to ...

Archaeologists confirmed the existence of a network of underground chambers and tunnels beneath the ancient city of Mitla in ...

The city of Cholula takes the title of oldest city in Mexico - and one of the oldest on the American continent. We take you ...

The freshest food in town, unique local handicrafts and everything else that the mind can imagine are on display across the ...

A huge Mayan city has been discovered centuries after it disappeared under jungle canopy in Mexico.Archaeologists found ...

Commentators said both Mexican leaders have sought to appropriate a version of history which blames the Spanish conquest for ills which afflict modern Mexico. Jos Maria Ortega, a Mexico-based ...

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

Columbus Day has remained a federal holiday, even as many states and cities rename it “Indigenous Peoples Day,” rejecting ...