Tenochtitlán's 700th anniversary will be celebrated in July with a series of events at several of the modern capital’s ...

The largest Spanish-speaking city in the world is set to host cultural activities that will enliven the grand Zócalo ...

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 ...

A trail leading from near St. Louis, Missouri to Natchitoches, Louisiana, teaches us about a race that ruled “the new world” ...

Their capital, Tenochtitlan, was built on marshy islands and featured advanced agricultural techniques, including floating gardens. The Aztecs engaged in trade, bartering goods like corn, cotton ...

TenochtitlÁn has been rebuilt, or at least a 3D version of it has, and the fascinating work has quickly gone viral. Digital artist Thomas Kole, originally from Amersfoort, Netherlands, has re ...

Hundreds of obsidian artifacts have revealed where the Aztecs acquired the volcanic glass they used for tools, ornamental pieces or religious objects centuries ago — and their vast trade ...

Over the years, archaeologists have unearthed many offerings at the Templo Mayor, located at the heart of the ancient Aztec, or Mexica, capital of Tenochtitlán and adjacent to contemporary Mexico ...

Throughline takes us back 500 years to understand the rise, fall and resilience of the great Aztec city Tenochititlán. The story of European dominance has been largely accepted as historical truth.

Nobody knows exactly what happened in the days and months after Spanish soldiers crossed the flower-trimmed causeway into Tenochtitlan to meet the Aztec emperor in 1519. If you believe Hernán ...