Aztec

It was 1519 and the Spanish Conquistadors had been hearing about the fabled Aztec capital city of Tenochtitlán all the way from Veracruz. Their leader, Hernán Cortés, was determinded to find it. As they marched across the country, moving ever closer towards it, the descriptions became more fantastic, more lavish. The Spanish covered hundreds of miles, through difficult, ever-changing terrain, lured on by the knowledge that this was the big one. If Tenochtitlán had just a fraction of the...Read Full Story

Builders constructing a new subway, in Mexico City, got more than they bargained for. The graves of 60 Aztec people, mostly children, were discovered along the route, halting work immediately. The 24km (15 mile) subway line will connect several Mexico City suburbs and is due to open in 2012. Historians knew that these areas had been built over the top of the original Aztec settlements (much of inner Mexico City is), but no-one knew that the remains were down there. Maria de Jesus Sanchez, an...Read Full Story

When the Spaniard Hernan Cortes arrived in the capital of Aztecs, Tenochtitlan in 1519, little did the Aztecs know that it would beckoned the demise of their 200 year old kingdom that spanned across the current day Mexico. Ultimately, it was a combination of factors that brought the once proud people to their knees. Awed by the Spanish expedition's strange physical appearance, the Aztec king, Moctezuma II showered the Spaniards with lavish gifts and even offered them residence in his...Read Full Story

Aztec Aztec ( Aztecatl ) is the Nahuatl word for " people from Aztlan , " a mythical place for the culture of the Nahuatl language of the time, and later adopted as a word to describe the Mexica people . Often , the term " Aztec " refers exclusively to the Mexica people of Tenochtitlan " now the site of Mexico City " , located on an island in Lake Texcoco , who saw themselves as Mexica or Tenochca Colhua - Mexica . Aztec Tribe The Tribe Aztecs incorporate some traditions are mixed with their...Read Full Story

When the Spaniard Hernan Cortes arrived in the capital of Aztecs, Tenochtitlan in 1519, little did the Aztecs know that it would beckoned the demise of their 200 year old kingdom that spanned across the current day Mexico. Ultimately, it was a combination of factors that brought the once proud people to their knees. Awed by the Spanish expedition's strange physical appearance, the Aztec king, Moctezuma II showered the Spaniards with lavish gifts and even offered them residence in his...Read Full Story