Among other things, it traces Latin America’s largely unrecognized role in the abolition of the doctrine of conquest and the ...

notably some who considered the Spanish invaders of South America to be morally righteous imperialists due to the indigenous Aztec empire's practice of conducting human sacrifices. On May 31st, ...

Tenochtitlan, a metropolis built in the middle of a lake, with floating islands supported by piles. The date: November 1519.

It’s not a word you hear frequently, but it made headlines on Saturday (May 17), when a Mexican ship known as the Cuauhtémoc ...

The Mexican navy tall ship that struck the Brooklyn Bridge late Saturday has set sail annually for the last four decades as ...

The Spanish conquistadors, impressed by the dye’s intensity and quality, recognized its potential value in Europe. Following the conquest of the Aztec Empire in 1521, Cortés and his soldiers ...

The Spanish conquistadors, impressed by the dye’s intensity and quality, recognized its potential value in Europe. Following the conquest of the Aztec Empire in 1521, Cortés and his soldiers took ...

The discovery also sheds light on how the Aztec society evolved — introducing more standardized religion and control before the empire fell in 1520 — by showing how obsidian use changed over ...