Spanish Conquest

The Spanish conquest of the Mexica Empire and the ensuing imposition of Spanish colonial government upon the indigenous peoples of Central Mexico brought about alterations to the very fabric of life throughout the land. Numerous altepetl , or Nahua towns, saw…

Over the course of the five centuries that have elapsed since the Spanish conquest of Mexico, a myth of desolation has been propagated by literature and scholarship regarding the ensuing fate of the natives of Central Mexico. This myth of native desolation…

Over the course of the five centuries that have elapsed since the Spanish conquest of Mexico, a myth of desolation has been propagated by literature and scholarship regarding the ensuing fate of the natives of Central Mexico. This myth of native desolation…

During the early 15th century, a Triple Alliance developed in the Valley of Mexico between the city-states Mexico-Tenochtitlan, Texcoco, and Tlacopan. Ultimately, the Mexica rose to military dominance and ruled from their capital of Tenochtitlan for a century…