To begin with, the mighty Aztec sustained their empire—the triple alliance of Tenochtitlan, Texcoco, and Tlacopan—for less than a century before it was eviscerated by European conquerors.

Similarly, the Spanish Empire hispanicized the Mexica ... The Mexica — later known as the Aztecs — had built up Tenochtitlan as the spiritual, urban heart of their civilization.

Five hundred years have passed since the death of Cuauhtémoc, the last ruler of the Aztec Empire. To commemorate ... was the grandson of a Tlatoani of Tenochtitlan. As a member of the elite ...

Soon Moctezuma was dead; Tenochtitlan was reduced by the Spaniards to smoking rubble, and with no emperor and no capital, the Aztec Empire was effectively destroyed. These catastrophes were ...

the same year as the nearby twin city of Tenochtitlan, the capital of the Aztec empire. The Spanish razed Tenochtitlan in 1521 to found Mexico City, conquering the Aztecs. The pyramid newly ...

The AZTEC Empire, which lasted until 1521, was an alliance of three city-states in what is now southern Mexico: Mexico-Tenochtitlan, Tetzcoco, and Tlacopan. LIAM (47A: "Lonely Planet" actor ...

Before Hernán Cortes' arrival in Tenochtitlan, the city was the capital of the Mexica empire, which was ruled by the tlatoani Moctezuma Xocoyotzin, or Moctezuma II. The city was splendid and had ...

All the Latest Game Footage and Images from Empires Apart: Aztec Civilization Pack The warriors of Tenochtitlan rush into battle! Play as the fierce Aztecs – an aggressive civilization that ...

Soon Moctezuma was dead; Tenochtitlan was reduced by the Spaniards to smoking rubble, and with no emperor and no capital, the Aztec Empire was effectively destroyed. These catastrophes were ...