For centuries, the fall of Tenochtitlan, the majestic, lake-bound capital of the Aztecs or Mexica, has engaged historians and storytellers. To the admiring, conquest was neat, romantic and at once ...

There really should be more Mesoamerican video games. Gamecraft has emerged at the start of the month to announce their new stealth survival game, Ecumene Aztec. “Ecumene Aztec is an action RPG ...

In the heart of Mexico City, a crumbling church sits almost unnoticed—except for a small plaque revealing it holds the bones of Hernán Cortés, the Spanish conquistador who toppled the Aztec Empire ...

Hernán Cortés toppled the Aztecs, winning Mexico for Spain. His trash-strewn resting place reflects how the conquest is still fueling quarrels and testing ties with Spain. A service at the mostly ...

Setting out for New Spain and the serendipitous gift of language -- The battle with the Tabascans and the acquisition of La Malinche -- Montezuma's message -- The gambler stakes all : "either win the ...

MEXICO CITY (AP) — The woman long blamed for her role in the fall of the Aztec empire in 1521 is getting a modern makeover. The Spanish called her Marina, pre-Hispanic peoples knew her as Malintzin ...