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The Spanish Conquest of the Aztecs

Log-in to bookmark & organize content - it's free! Yale professor emeritus John Demos explained the Spanish conquest of the Aztecs by Conquistador Hernán Cortés. He spoke about the advantages that the ...

A history of the fall of the Aztecs

Just as he explores the rich history of the Aztecs on the latest series of Civilisations: Rise and Fall on BBC Two, historian ...
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500 years later, Mexico still struggles with 'uneasy truths' about the Spanish conquest

As Mexico looks back on the 500th anniversary of the Spanish conquest of the Aztecs, an award-winning filmmaker wants his fellow Mexicans and others to confront their national identity — and ...
New York Post

500th anniversary of Aztec conquest exposes cultural wounds in Mexico

President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador on Friday asked the country's indigenous Mexica people to forgive the nation for the abuses they suffered during the 1521 conquest. Hector Vivas/Getty Images ...
Capital Public Radio

500 Years Later, The Spanish Conquest Of Mexico Is Still Being Debated

Five-hundred years ago, two men met and changed much of the world forever. About 500 Spanish conquistadors — ragged from skirmishes, a massacre of an Indigenous village and a hike between massive ...
Wall Street Journal

‘Conquistadors and Aztecs’ Review: Cortés in Mexico

For centuries, the fall of Tenochtitlan, the majestic, lake-bound capital of the Aztecs or Mexica, has engaged historians and storytellers. To the admiring, conquest was neat, romantic and at once ...
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LACMA exhibitition re-examines narrative of Spanish conquest over Mexico

LOS ANGELES (KABC) -- The Los Angeles County Museum of Art is marking the 500th anniversary of the fall of the Aztec capital Tenochtitlan with an exhibition that aims to subvert the traditional ...
The Hollywood Reporter

Alfonso Arau in Talks With Netflix for Spanish Conquest Miniseries (Exclusive)

The miniseries is about how Spanish conquistador Hernan Cortez defeated the Aztec empire. By John Hecht Alfonso Arau (Like Water for Chocolate) is in talks with Netflix to develop The Conquest of the ...
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Aztec palace and conquistador’s house discovered beneath historic Mexico City building

Archaeologists have uncovered the remains of an Aztec palace and a conquistador’s house in the heart of Mexico City. Numerous basalt slabs from the palace were found beneath Nacional Monte de Piedad, ...
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The Spanish Conquest of the Aztecs

User-Created Clip by tgrane August 30, 2019 2016-10-08T20:01:42-04:00https://images.c-span.org/Files/7fa/20161008200322003_hd.jpgYale professor emeritus John Demos ...
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The Spanish Conquest

Spanish colonial rule divided Mexico with a class system that still affects society today. The Spanish Conquest laid the ground for 300 years of colonial rule which made Spain the richest country in ...