Mexico-Tenochtitlan was situated where Mexico City stands today. Historic buildings in the capital were lit up, while ...

People visit the Zocalo marking celebrations of the 700th anniversary of the founding of the Aztec Empire Tenochtitlan, the ...

This year marks the 700th anniversary of the founding of Mexico-Tenochtitlan. The city's government prepared an extensive program of celebrations to honor these seven centuries.

Friday marked the 500th anniversary of the Fall of Tenochtitlan, when the Aztec emperor Cuauhtémoc was forced to surrender to the Spanish colonizers led by Hernando Cortés.

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 ...

LACMA is marking the 500th anniversary of the fall of the Aztec capital of Tenochtitlan with an exhibition that aims to subvert the traditional narrative of Spanish conquest over Mexico.