Before the Spanish conquest, the history of the Aztec Empire was recorded orally and with hieroglyphs. In danger of being lost or forgotten, Indigenous historians began to write it down.

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Aztec writing sometimes used different colours to refine a word's meaning: This page is from an early 16th century book about Aztec imperial taxation, the Matricula de Tributos, now in the National ...

From Hernán Cortés dismantling the Aztec Empire to Genghis Khan conquering half of Eurasia, this video ranks history's most ...

Camilla Townsend’s new book, "Fifth Sun: A New History of the Aztecs," documents the story of the Aztecs from an entirely new perspective, that of the Aztecs themselves. Camilla Townsend’s new book, ...

Dive into the fascinating history of the Aztec Empire, exploring its rise, culture, and shocking encounters with European conquerors.

The story of the fall of the Aztec empire is a compelling human drama that has all to often been oversimplified into a story of perceived technological or cultural advantage. For centuries, Western ...

The Aztecs, one of the most intriguing and sophisticated civilizations to have ever existed, left an indelible mark on Mexico’s cultural and historical landscape. Before their dramatic fall to Spanish ...