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 ...

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 ...

The meeting of Aztec Emperor Montezuma II and Hernán Cortés and the events that followed weigh heavily in Mexico half a millennium later. 500 Years Later, The Spanish Conquest Of Mexico Is Still Being ...

Throughline takes us back 500 years to understand the rise, fall and resilience of the great Aztec city Tenochititlán. The story of European dominance has been largely accepted as historical truth.

Introduction: Civilizations in Conflict -- A Long Tradition: The Indigenous Peoples of Mesoamerica -- Tenochtitlan: The Foundation of Heaven -- Mexica Civilization and Society -- Renaissance ...

Nahuatl pronunciation guide -- 1. The Spanish background to the conquest of Mexico -- 2. Mesoamerica and the Aztecs -- 3. The discovery of Yucatan -- 4. The conquest of central Mexico -- 5. The march ...