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The Aztec empire's collapse shows why ruling through coercion and force fails

When Aztec emissaries arrived in 1520 to Tzintzuntzan, the capital of the Tarascan Kingdom in what is now the Mexican state ...
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Women take over ancient Aztec farms in Mexico to save vanishing ecosystems

MEXICO CITY (AP) — Jasmín Ordóñez looks out from a wooden boat at the water as she crosses a narrow channel that connects a labyrinth of chinampas, island farms that were built by the Aztecs thousands ...
Newsday

Mexico City marks 700 years since its founding by Indigenous people

MEXICO CITY — Mexico City is marking the 700th anniversary of its founding with a series of public events on Saturday, including artistic performances honoring the city’s Indigenous origins. Artists ...
The New York Times

This Conquistador Changed History. Neglect Haunts His Tomb in Mexico

Hernán Cortés toppled the Aztecs, winning Mexico for Spain. His trash-strewn resting place reflects how the conquest is still fueling quarrels and testing ties with Spain. A service at the mostly ...
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Painted books and indigenous knowledge in Mesoamerica : manuscript studies in honor of Mary Elizabeth Smith / edited by Elizabeth Hill Boone

"This volume of papers stems from a symposium held at Tulane University on April 3-5, 1998, to honor Mary Elizabeth (Betsy) Smith"--Introd. In Tlamatinime : the wise men and women of Aztec Mexico / ...
Los Angeles Times

Vienna’s treasure, Mexico’s wound: The fight over ‘Moctezuma’s headdress’

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. Vienna’s Weltmuseum houses ‘el penacho de Moctezuma,’ a feathered headdress attributed to the Aztec emperor.
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From an Aztec god to Minecraft star. Why does Mexico love the axolotl so much?

Legend has it the axolotl was not always an amphibian. Long before it became Mexico’s most beloved salamander and efforts to prevent its extinction flourished, it was a sneaky god. “It’s an ...