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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 ...
Tenochtitlan, once the glittering jewel at the heart of the mighty Aztec Empire, has fallen. Hernán Cortés stands triumphant, the master of this New Spain. Or so it seems. For the last Aztec emperor, ...
Archaeologists from Mexico’s National Institute of Anthropology and History (INAH) found the largest ever Aztec starfish altar offering site at Templo Mayor, the largest Aztec temple. Templo Mayor was ...
Though the new animated feature "Aztec Batman: Clash of Empires" bears the name of one of the most emblematic American superheroes, its creation was entirely a Mexican affair. The action-packed saga ...
MEXICO CITY — Mexico City is marking the 700th anniversary of its founding with a series of public events on Saturday, including artistic performances honoring the city’s Indigenous origins. Artists ...
Indie game developer and publisher Ecumene Games has released a new story trailer for their upcoming action-adventure title, Ecumene Aztec. The trailer gives a better idea of what's happening in this ...
NATCHITOCHES, La. (KTAL/KMSS) – A trail leading from near St. Louis, Missouri to Natchitoches, Louisiana, teaches us about a race that ruled “the new world” long before people from “the old world” ...
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The Aztec Empire once hosted an expansive trade network that brought volcanic glass to its capital from right across Mesoamerica, coast to coast. The largest compositional study of obsidian artifacts ...