Skeletons found at an unearthed site in Mexico show that Aztecs captured, ritually sacrificed and partially ate several hundred people traveling with invading Spanish forces in 1520. Skulls and bones ...

Aztec priests at Tenochtitlán offered a whole galaxy of starfish to the war god Huitzilopochtli 700 years ago, along with a trove of other objects from the distant edges of the Aztec Empire.

In 1531, a dazzling Marian apparition ended centuries of despair and terror and ushered in a new era of faith in Mexico. The original tilma of St. Juan Diego is ...

MEXICO CITY – Archaeologists diving into a lake in the crater of a snowcapped volcano found wooden scepters shaped like lightning bolts that match 500-year-old descriptions by Spanish priests and ...

MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - A trove of Aztec sacrifices including a richly adorned jaguar dressed as a warrior and recently discovered in downtown Mexico City could lead archaeologists to the most ...

The Aztecs has about 200 deities — and in this article, we're uncovering the 13 most important Aztec gods and goddesses you need to know about.

The Aztecs, just like the Mayans, used three distinct calendars, which led to a very complex form of astrology being formed. This art associates a sign of the day, a sign of the month and a sign of ...

Introduction: the search for the Aztecs -- pt. 1. The conquest of Mexico: no.1. The arrival of the strangers: The expedition of Hernan Cortes -- Motecuhzoma's embassy -- Tenochtitlan -- no.2. The fall ...