The Aztec bling became part of the ornately ritualized spirituality of Tenochtitlan. The Templo Mayor was not simply a burial pyramid like those erected by the ancient Egyptians but rather the ...

Since the discovery of another pyramid 15 years ago, historians have thought Tlatelolco was founded by the Aztecs in 1325, the same year as the nearby twin city of Tenochtitlan, the capital of the ...

The cathedral was built between 1573 and 1813 after the Spanish conquest of Tenochtitlan ... taken from the destroyed pyramids and structures belonging to the Aztecs. Highlights of the massive ...

Five hundred years have passed since the death of Cuauhtémoc, the last ruler of the Aztec Empire ... was the grandson of a Tlatoani of Tenochtitlan. As a member of the elite of Mexica society ...