Monthly Archives: February 2012

The Rise of the Aztecs Part III, Tenochtitlan, The Aztec Capital

26 February 2012

“… When we saw so many cities and villages built in the water and other great towns on dry land we were amazed and said that it was like the enchantments… great towers and cues and buildings rising from the water, and all built of... Read More

The Rise of the Aztecs Part II, struggling for independence

5 February 2012

In The Rise of the Aztecs Part I, we left the Tepanecs immersed in the dilemma. What to do with their newly acquired neighbors known as Mexica-people-from-Aztlan or the Aztecs. The despised newcomers got themselves into a trouble all right, angering their previous patrons of... Read More