For centuries, the fall of Tenochtitlan, the majestic, lake-bound capital of the Aztecs or Mexica, has engaged historians and storytellers. To the admiring, conquest was neat, romantic and at once ...

Check out the official story trailer for Ecumene Aztec, as the action-adventure title is still saying it's "coming soon" to ...

Log-in to bookmark & organize content - it's free! Yale professor emeritus John Demos explained the Spanish conquest of the Aztecs by Conquistador Hernán Cortés. He spoke about the advantages ...

Aztecs and Mexicas For centuries, we have referred to the ancient civilization of people who inhabited Tenochtitlán as the Aztecs. It's the more commonly known term, but it's not the most accurate.

Tenochtitlán's 700th anniversary will be celebrated in July with a series of events at several of the modern capital’s ...

The Aztecs were remarkable innovators, particularly in agriculture and engineering. They developed chinampas, or floating gardens, to increase agricultural yields in swampy areas around Tenochtitlan.

A trail leading from near St. Louis, Missouri to Natchitoches, Louisiana, teaches us about a race that ruled “the new world” ...

Buried in the Mexico City palace of Hernan Cortes is a mysterious, centuries-old skeleton. Its true identity had been obscured for decades — until now. Following an earthquake that damaged the ...

For roughly 30 years, a 16th-century purchase order signed by the conquistador Hernán Cortés, who led the overthrow of the Aztec empire for the Spanish crown, had been missing from Mexico’s ...

Mysterious, 500-year-old skeleton buried in palace of Hernan Cortes in Mexico revealed to be Aztec woman with deformed skull, officials say ...