In 1519 Hernan Cortés sailed from Cuba, landed in Mexico and made his way to the Aztec capital. Miguel Leon­Portilla, a Mexican anthropologist, gathered accounts by the Aztecs, some of which were ...

On the edge of Mexico City's famed Zócalo plaza, next to the ruins of the Aztec sacred pyramid known ... ruled over Mexico on the eve of the Spanish conquest. "About Moctezuma II, we have many ...

By Gwynne Dyer – Friday, 13 August, is the 500th anniversary of the Spanish conquest of Mexico. The capital of the Aztec empire, Tenochtitlan, fell to the invaders after a long siege ...

It is one of the best-preserved examples of pre-conquest Aztec-style writing that exists ... as well as reigning Spanish King Philip VI, apologize for atrocities that were committed following ...

and the sacred Aztec precinct is now largely taken up by the huge Spanish Baroque cathedral dedicated to the Virgin Mary. From here, it looks as if the Spanish Conquest of Mexico in 1521 was in ...

and the sacred Aztec precinct is now largely taken up by the huge Spanish Baroque cathedral dedicated to the Virgin Mary. From here, it looks as if the Spanish Conquest of Mexico in 1521 was in ...