La Malinche (la malinte c. 1496 or c. 1501 c. 1529), known also as Malinalli malinali, Malintzin malintsin or Dona Marina dona maina, was a Nahua woman from the Mexican Gulf Coast, who played a role in the Spanish conquest of the Aztec Empire, acting as an interpreter, advisor, lo
La Malinche is a figure that is difficult to understand and research because there is almost no documentation of her. Bernal Díaz del Castillo (a man who marched with and fought beside Cortés) claims...
Aztecs took two showers a day and used flowers as soap and cleaned their mouth with them as well. The Spaniards at that time avoided water because it was thought that water on your skin made you more susceptible to the plague and they used urine to clean their mouths and teeth.
The pantheon of Pre-Hispanic deities was composed of a wide variety of gods, to which the ancient inhabitants of Mexico worshiped, having one deity for every aspect of their lives.
In this list we see a combination of two of my favorite things - ancient (well mostly) history and warriors. While most of these warrior groups come from ancient history - one or two come close to modern history. They all, undoubtedly, belong on this list. Please mention other groups who might be considered for a future list in the comments.
When the Spanish conquistadors discovered the Aztec capital, a world-changing power struggle ensured as two cultures, Europe and America, clashed head on.
Three events transpired in 1492 in the Iberian Peninsula, which had tremendous ramifications for years to come. The first was the conquest of Granada, i.e., the last Muslim stronghold, by Castilian…
The indigenous Mexica (Aztec) people were overwhelmed by a superior technological force ruthlessly used against them.
Illustration of Cortes watching craftsmen constructing hull of ship and Aztec slaves carrying wood
