The Aztecs' story begins with the founding of their capital city, Tenochtitlan, in 1325 AD. Legend has it that the Aztecs saw an eagle sitting on top of a cactus, eating a snake. This was ...

The Aztecs ruled over a large area of Mexico during the 15th and 16th centuries. Their capital was at Tenochtitlán, in what ...

In 1519, the Spanish conquistador Hernán Cortés and 400 of his men marched into the Aztec capital of Tenochtitlan and ... Spaniards began to explore the city, they found temples soaked with ...

The altar was found underneath a modern home near ... in Mexico City famed for its mariachi musicians. The altar dates back to the time after the Spanish conquest of the Aztec capital Tenochtitlán.