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The Aztec capital, Tenochtitlan, was one of the largest and grandest in the world. This early 20th century depiction of the capital's city centre, c 1520, was painted by the Mexican artist Diego ...

LED by four horsemen in full armour, the small column of Spanish infantry, arquebusiers and crossbowmen, with their leader, Hernan Cortes, and further horsemen in the rear, marched along the narrow ...

The bones likely belong to people sacrificed during the reign of Ahuízotl, eighth king of the Aztecs. Courtesy of INAH Archaeologists excavating a famed Aztec “tower of skulls” in Mexico City have ...

For the cook with an interest in history, a new book by Beverly Cox and Martin Jacobs reveals the kind of fascinating details that would attract any student of the past. Spirit of the Earth: Native ...

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