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

The Aztecs, one of the most intriguing and sophisticated civilizations to have ever existed, left an indelible mark on Mexico’s cultural and historical landscape. Before their dramatic fall to Spanish ...

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 ...

Mexico City commemorated the 500th anniversary of the fall of the Aztec capital as President Andrés Manuel López Obrador asked the country's indigenous Mexica people for forigveness. Speaking in front ...

CC0 Usage Conditions ApplyClick for more information. Explore the history of the Aztecs, their incredible achievements in art, architecture, and warfare, as well as the factors that led to their ...

Aztec society is progressive, with universal education and both men and women fulfilling specific and valued roles. Its formidable military culture draws on the power of apex predators like the eagle ...

Last month marked 500 years since the fall of the Aztec Empire. Centred in Tenochtitlan, now Mexico City, the Aztecs built an enormous city in the middle of a lake after seeing an eagle with a snake ...

Walking for hours through the gritty streets in the center of Mexico City, you can hear the daily urban soundtrack Friday 13 August 2021 05:00 BST Walking for hours through the gritty streets in the ...

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