Discover Mexico with it’s rich and complex history.

RJ Hamster

2 years ago

DISCOVER MEXICO

This week’s email puts a spotlight on fascinating stories about Mexico. With it’s rich history and complicated past, you can discover more with your Nat Geo History subscription. Sign up today for $24/year (6 issues).

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Who were the Aztec, really? It’s complicated.

Before their defeat by the Spanish in 1521, the triple alliance ruled Mesoamerica through complex trade networks—and warfare.

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Guns, germs, and horses brought Cortés victory over the mighty Aztec empire.

The Aztec outnumbered the Spanish, but that didn’t stop Hernán Cortés from seizing Tenochtitlan, the Aztec capital, in 1521.

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Who wore the golden pectoral of Monte Albán?

This Mixtec masterpiece was one of more than 120 gold artifacts discovered in a tomb in southern Mexico. Its complex iconography has led to heated debate over the identity of its owner.

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