Built in the 16th century by the Spanish on the ruins of Tenochtitlan, the old Aztec capital, Mexico City is now one of the world's largest and most densely populated cities. It has five Aztec temples ...

The Spaniards used weapons such as crossbows or ... for the light and effective dresses of the Aztecs. Trained dogs, mainly Alans, Mastiffs and Doges, were also highly feared by indigenous people ...

Miguel Leon­Portilla, a Mexican anthropologist, gathered accounts by the Aztecs, some of which were written shortly after the conquest ... La Malinche translated this speech and the Spaniards grasped ...