In a sense, 1521 is Mexico's 1619. A foundational moment that for centuries has been shaped by just one perspective: a European one. The story of how Hernán Cortés and a few hundred Spaniards ...

This video explores the history and significance of Tenochtitlan, focusing on: 00:00 Intro 01:32 The center of Mexico 03:44 ...

A note on spelling and translations -- Chapter 1: Introduction -- Chapter 2: Water and the sacred city -- Chapter 3: The Tlatoani in Tenochtitlan -- Chapter 4: The city in the conquest's wake -- ...

MEXICO CITY, Aug 11 (Reuters) - Mexico is building a towering replica of the Templo Mayor, the Aztec civilisation's most sacred site, in the downtown of Mexico City to mark 500 years since the Spanish ...

Like a wound that still hasn’t healed, the remains of the great city of Tenochtitlán, which fell to the Spanish conquistadors 500 years ago, are still visible in México City, a metropolis as diverse ...

Let's turn to a story from more than 500 years ago to the Spanish conquest of Mexico. For years, the story of European dominance has been largely accepted as historical truth. But a closer look at ...

Every Thursday evening at a park in the Pilsen neighborhood, a group of Aztec dancers, some originally from Mexico City, gather to practice the ancestral ritual amid the laughs of children on the ...

A colorful flowerbed made up the Aztec calendar and served as an altar in the center of Salinas celebrations for the 14th century founding of México-Tenochtitlán at Northridge Mall this weekend. This ...