The Aztec civilization, flourishing in central Mexico from the 14th to the 16th centuries, was rich in mythology and religious traditions. Their pantheon of gods and goddesses governed every aspect of ...

A partially excavated stone box shows an Aztec offering that includes the bones of a jaguar with the circular emblem of the war god Huitzilopochtli. REUTERS MEXICO CITY – A trove of Aztec sacrifices, ...

The Aztec Empire flourished in the Valley of Mexico between A.D. 1325 and 1519 and was the last great civilization before the arrival of the Spanish in the early 16th century. When you purchase ...

Was the 1521 surrender of the great Indigenous empire to the Spanish crown a triumphant conquest, an existential tragedy—or even a genocide? Generations of Mexican schoolchildren were taught the story ...