A day earlier, Aztec Emperor Moctezuma was killed, or possibly assassinated, according to the native informants of one Spanish chronicler, which promoted a frenzied battle that forced Cortes, his ...

It’s a new look at how the Aztecs dealt with internal conflict, how they lost the war with the Spanish, and how history has misremembered them. ‘Fifth Sun: A New History of the Aztecs’, by ...

In the course of the Spanish Conquest, Aztec culture was almost completely obliterated. So how much do we, can we, actually know about the Aztecs that these buskers are honouring? Virtually all ...

The Aztecs ruled over a large area of Mexico during the 15th and 16th centuries. Their capital was at Tenochtitlán, in what ...

These were much longer instruments than Aztec spears. Also, the Spaniards used another type of weapon called halberds, another polearm that had a sharp edge and a transverse blade at the tip.

Mexican president Enrique Peña Nieto should study Mexican history more — particularly the history of Montezuma, the Aztec ruler, and his dealings with the Spanish conquistador Hernán Cortés.