The story of how Hernán Cortés and his small army of conquistadors conquered the mighty Aztec Empire, in the heart of what's now modern Mexico City, has become a foundational myth of European ...

The Spanish assault on Tenochtitlan was driven by avarice, and aided by local allies who hoped to see the Aztecs fall.

The fall of Tenochtitlan did not happen all at once. Angry at the imprisonment of Montezuma, the Aztecs did finally lose their illusions about their visitors and mounted a rebellion in June 1520.

Ford workers told their CEO ‘none of the young people want to work here.’ So Jim Farley took a page out of the founder’s playbook Missing Clark, Fever soar past Lynx 74-59 to win WNBA ...

The arrival of Spanish conquistadors in 1519 marked the decline of the Aztec Empire, influenced by both military conflict and religious beliefs. Today, many Mexicans still honor their Aztec heritage.

The largest Spanish-speaking city in the world is set to host cultural activities that will enliven the grand Zócalo ...

From financing expeditions in the New World to founding hospitals and schools, these women were incredibly influential—and granted more power than their counterparts back home.

Historian Rinke (Latin America and the First World War) revisits in this comprehensive and insightful chronicle the fall of Tenochtitlan and the Mexica (or Aztec) Empire in the early 16th century.

Conquistadors and Aztecs: A History of the Fall of Tenochtitlan, by Stefan Rinke, Oxford University Press, 328 pages. Contemporary historiography aims above all to treat native peoples seriously ...

Long-Lost Aztec City Of Tenochtitlan Recreated In 3D The images are incredibly detailed and beautiful, revealing the city in all its glory.