Page from the Aztec codex Matrícula de Tributos(History and Art Collection/Alamy Stock Photo) Before the Spanish arrived in 1519, the highest officials of the Aztec Empire could count on the provinces ...

Pozole is a signature dish in Mexican cuisine, found at national celebrations, family parties and on dinner tables throughout ...

In the era of Mexica between the 14th and 16 centuries, it wasn't Christmas that was celebrated but a winter solstice feast.

Now well over 800 years old, the Codex Gigas is one of the most impressive artifacts from the Medieval period of Europe.

Dead Funny History: The Aztecs. Join historian Greg Jenner for a funny and fascinating family adventure into the world of the Aztecs, an extraordinary civilisation of gods, gold, chocolate and… the ...

Dead Funny History: The Aztecs Join historian Greg Jenner for a funny and fascinating family adventure into the world of the Aztecs, an extraordinary civilisation of gods, gold, chocolate and… the odd ...

Mexico's President Claudia Sheinbaum during a daily press conference at the National Palace in Mexico City on November 28, in front of a giant figure representing La Malinche, a Nahua woman who served ...

Readers Edition. This is the (nearly) annual tradition of you, RPS readers, telling us where we went wrong in our annual ...

Beyond being a traditional Mexican dish, tamales represent a cultural emblem full of history, unity and tradition.

Think “poinsettia” and you think “Christmas,” right? Well, think again. At the time of the first Christmas, the closest poinsettia to the little town of Bethlehem was 8,000 miles away, clinging to ...

The entire Bible would have been a roll of immense length. It would have been clumsy and impractical. It would have made the location of a text very difficult, especially if the desired text occurred ...

They built floating cities, complex calendars, and vast networks of trade and tribute. The Aztec Empire wasn’t just powerful—it was one of the most advanced civilizations of its age Everything we know ...