The Aztecs kept a "holy fire" continuously burning in the Fire Temple at Tenochtitlan, from which all other fires were lit. Once every 52 years, Aztec priests let the fire die out. The high priest ...

On the other hand, another of the conquistadors, Bernal Díaz del Castillo, said that Tenochtitlan offered its citizens other things, much better: “... and since we saw so many cities and ...

Read the full text of Cabeza de Vaca's book, "Relacion," here as well. The Conquistadors' quest for gold wasn't the last gold rush in the New World. Visit this site to read about the pioneers and ...

Before the arrival of the Spaniards in the great city of Tenochtitlan, Mexican society was perfectly organized. There were from people who made up the common society, to the nobles, who were ...