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Fall of the Aztec Empire mapped

This video retraces the fall of the Aztec Empire using Google Earth to bring the 16th-century conquest to life. We follow ...
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Religious logic behind Aztec human sacrifice

Public rituals took place in the heart of Tenochtitlan, the empire’s capital. These ceremonies were meant to be seen. They ...
"I will be in the Land of the Free," Alfredo likes to say. The Land of the Free, meanwhile, continues to conspire against him ...
The ancient Maya and Aztecs had detailed calendars that celebrated New Year's Eve at different times, with traditions to mark ...
Mexico City has a rich, layered history you can explore by studying an ancient colossal head sculpture in the city’s ...
Clash of Empires premieres on Prime Video Rent from September 19, 2025. This DC Elseworlds animated epic reimagines Batman in the Aztec Empire, blending mythology, history, and superhero action with a ...
For five centuries, La Malinche has carried the burden of being labeled a traitor who facilitated the downfall of the Aztec Empire in 1521. Known by multiple names – Marina to the Spanish, Malintzin ...
Hernan Cortes was a Spanish conquistador who lived between the 15th and 16th centuries AD. He is best remembered for his expedition against the Aztec Empire centered in Mexico. This was part of the ...
A painting of Malinche with Cortés by Roberto Cueva del Rio. Credit: Jujomx – CC BY-SA 3.0 via Wikimedia Commons. Mexico has launched a government-led effort to vindicate the life and legacy of a ...
The woman long blamed for her role in the fall of the Aztec empire in 1521 is getting a modern makeover. The Spanish called her Marina, pre-Hispanic peoples knew her as Malintzin and later she was ...