In All About History issue 121, on sale now, you can explore the rise of the Aztec Empire, from its simple origins to the massive Central American superpower that it became. Learn about how its ...

When Aztec emissaries arrived in 1520 to Tzintzuntzan, the capital of the Tarascan Kingdom in what is now the Mexican state of Michoacán, they carried a warning from the Aztec emperor, Cuauhtémoc.

In a sense, 1521 is Mexico's 1619. A foundational moment that for centuries has been shaped by just one perspective: a European one. The story of how Hernán Cortés and a few hundred Spaniards ...

The foreign policy of the U.S. since 2025, when Trump entered office for his second term, has emulated this model. Recently, the Trump administration has been projecting coercive power to support its ...

The lesson of empires: One falls, another ascends. This winter, a Mexican branch of Wal-Mart opened a store in the shadow of the Aztec's pyramid of the sun. (Chanting) Even as Mexicans wandered the ...

This article was originally on a blog post platform and may be missing photos, graphics or links. See About archive blog posts. ‘The Aztec Pantheon and the Art of Empire’ is a show of modest size but ...

Archaeologists have uncovered the remains of an Aztec palace and a conquistador’s house in the heart of Mexico City. Numerous basalt slabs from the palace were found beneath Nacional Monte de Piedad, ...