The cost of courage in Aztec Society -- 'Fierce and unnatural cruelty': Cortés and the conquest of Mexico -- Disciplining the Indians: Franciscan ideology and missionary violence in sixteenth-century ...

“The Loooooove Boat,” the familiar refrain that greeted viewers as each episode of the popular TV series by that truncated name began, underscored the theme for the recent Academy of the Sacred Heart ...

Flipping the pages of history, the name of Pierre Clement Laussat (1756-1835) holds an important place as the French diplomat representing France in the Dec. 20, 1803, transfer of Louisiana to the ...

The Aztecs, one of the most intriguing and sophisticated civilizations to have ever existed, left an indelible mark on Mexico’s cultural and historical landscape. Before their dramatic fall to Spanish ...

Next week, the California Department of Education will vote on a new statewide ethnic studies curriculum that advocates for the “decolonization” of American society and elevates Aztec religious ...

10. Ehecatl: The Aztec God of Wind and Air Ehecatl (eh·heh·kah·tul), whose name simply means “wind” in Nahuatl (the Aztec language), was revered as the essential breath of life. As the Aztecwind god ...