The story of the fall of the Aztec empire is a compelling human drama that has all to often been oversimplified into a story of perceived technological or cultural advantage. For centuries, Western ...

A stone Aztec calendar of the sun, on display at a museum circa 1930 With the U.S.-Mexico border a focal point of division in today’s American politics, it has become commonplace for one group of ...

Mascots are supposed to be symbols of luck, unity and pride for students, alumni and fans of sports teams and schools. However, when a mascot appropriates an entire culture, it does just the opposite ...

Detail of the Codex Mendoza from its new digital platform (all screenshots by the author for Hyperallergic) One of the major textual resources on pre-Columbian Mexico is now online in a digital ...

The Aztecs, one of the most intriguing and sophisticated civilizations to have ever existed, left an indelible mark on Mexico’s cultural and historical landscape. Before their dramatic fall to Spanish ...

Cemanahuac : the land surrounded by water -- The worldview of balance : the cosmic tree and the four quarters -- Mountains of water : Tenochtitlan and Aztec communities -- Education and the Aztec life ...

In the early 1500s, the Aztec empire comprised about 25 million people. That changed with the arrival of the Spanish conquistadors led by Hernán Cortés, which marked the beginning of the end for the ...

MEXICO CITY (AP) — Walking for hours through the gritty streets in the center of Mexico City, you can hear the daily urban soundtrack: Car engines, the call of the man who buys scrap metal and the ...