The 1542 Codex Mendoza, dating to just 20 years after the Spanish conquest of Mexico, is a thorough report on Aztec society, from daily life to culture and rituals. However, since it arrived at ...

"Feasting was a very common activity and carried on for a great many reasons in Aztec daily life," said Frances Berdan, an American archeologist who studies Aztec civilization. Though Quinceañero ...