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 ...

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

Mexican archaeologists have discovered what could be a passageway to the ancient tomb of Aztec emperors. The Associated Press reports that archeologist Leonardo Lopez Lujan and his team have ...

The offering consisted of 164 starfish, chunks of coral, seashells, pufferfish, a resin figurine, animal bones and the skeleton of a female jaguar holding a spear in its claw. INAH Archaeologists ...

The Aztec emperors who ruled much of the land that became Mexico were defeated by a Spanish-led force that seized the city on Aug. 13, 1521. Despite all that was lost in the event 500 years ago - an ...

MEXICO CITY — Archaeologists found some of the richest and most unusual Aztec offerings ever in excavations under a mammoth slab depicting an earth goddess and said Wednesday they hope to uncover an ...

MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Archeologists say a giant, ornate carving of an Aztec god recently unveiled in downtown Mexico City could be a massive headstone in honor of one of the civilization's last ...

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, ...