At its peak in the 15th century, the Aztec Empire ruled over millions across central Mexico with a capital, Tenochtitlan, built on a lake and rivaling Europe's largest cities. Its mastery of ...

5. The fall of Tenochtitlan The fall of Tenochtitlan in 1521 marked the end of the Aztec Empire. Led by Hernán Cortés, Spanish conquistadors and their indigenous allies laid siege to the city.

Mexico City is celebrating 700 years since its founding with public events on Saturday, highlighting its Indigenous roots.

It would be the first tomb of an Aztec ruler ever found. The find could provide an extraordinary window into Aztec civilization at its apogee.

In fact, the term Aztec refers to the broader Aztec civilization of Central Mexico, which broadly means all Mexicas were Aztec, but not all Aztecs were Mexica. The terms are not supposed to be ...

He was later taken prisoner and killed. Like Montezuma, his burial place is unknown. Because no Aztec royal tomb has ever been found, the archaeologists are literally digging into the unknown.

MEXICO CITY ” Mexican archaeologists using ground-penetrating radar have detected underground chambers they believe contain the remains of Emperor Ahuizotl, who ruled the Aztecs when Columbus landed ...

From the distance of five centuries we often look back to the conquest of Mexico as an all-out defeat for Aztec civilization, a victory by scrappy Spanish conquistadors over the awed and ...