When Aztec emissaries arrived in 1520 to Tzintzuntzan, the capital of the Tarascan Kingdom in what is now the Mexican state ...

Two young dancers speak prior a performance as part of the commemoration marking the 700 year anniversary of the founding of the Aztec city of Tenochtitlan, known today as Mexico City, at Zocalo ...

Sep. 26—With names like Audie Murphy and Claire Lee Chennault associated with Hunt County, and with Majors Airport beginning operations as a training center for the U.S. Army Air Forces (ASAAF) in ...

Archaeologists have discovered the remains of an ancient Aztec palace that later became the site of the home of famed Spanish conquistador Hernan Cortes in Mexico City. The discovery was made ...

Mexico is building a towering replica of the Templo Mayor, the Aztec civilisation's most sacred site, in the downtown of Mexico City to mark 500 years since the Spanish conquest of the Aztec capital, ...

Day of the Dead might sound like a solemn affair, but Mexico's famous holiday is actually a lively commemoration of the departed. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate ...

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