Written in the Nahuatl language, using the Latin alphabet of the Spanish invaders, it is the earliest native account of the sufferings of the Aztec people and their defeat 500 years ago in 1521 ...

Ahuitzotl was the eighth king of the Aztecs, who reigned between 1486 and 1502 AD. He conquered tribes as far south as present-day Guatemala and in territory along the Gulf of Mexico, using such ...

Before Spanish colonization, Templo Mayor served as the religious center for the Aztec people. When Spanish conquistadors arrived in the early 16th century, the temple was among many structures ...

These man-made island-farms are the last vestiges of a massive 14th-Century land reclamation project of the Aztec Empire that continues to feed the people of Mexico City even today. When the ...

Aztec social organization. The people of Tenochtitlán were divided into numerous clan groups called calpulli (which means “big house”), and these in turn consisted of smaller neighborhoods.

Aztec people left offerings on altars, or ofrendas, that would help their dead relatives on their journey to the afterlife. When the Spanish Conquistadors invaded in the 1500s, ...

Ancient Aztec death whistle still terrifies people today, study finds — and you can listen if you’re brave enough By . Ben Cost. Published Nov. 19, 2024, 10:22 a.m. ET.