The Spanish colonization of Mexico began with Hernán Cortés's expedition in 1519 and led to the dramatic fall of the powerful ...

The first of these was, as already mentioned, Moctezuma, who received Cortes on November 8, 1519.The meeting took place in what is now the corner of República del Salvador and Pino Suárez ...

Cortes, Hernan original artist Carnicero, D. A. graphic artist Carmona, D. J. A. Description This engraving shows Hernán Cortés (1485–1547), the Spanish captain who headed the conquest of the Aztec ...

'Cortes,' about legendary conquistador Hernan Cortes, is based on the long-gestating screenplay by Dalton Trumbo that originally was eyed as a feature film in 2014. Skip to main content ...

MEXICO CITY — Archaeologists digging in a ruined pyramid in downtown Mexico City said Tuesday they found a mass grave that may hold the skeletal remains of the Aztec holdouts who fought ...

MEXICO CITY - The body of Hernan Cortes, the conquistador who launched three centuries of Spanish rule in Mexico, today lies all but forgotten in a Mexico City church, even as a new debate rages ...

EXCLUSIVE: HBO is taking on a pivotal moment in the history of the Americas with Cortes, a high-profile drama series in development. It is being written/executive produced by Mississippi Burning ...

Javier Bardem to Star in Amazon’s ‘Cortes’ Miniseries From Steven Spielberg, Steven Zaillian. Bardem will play Spanish conquistador Hernan Cortes, who caused the fall of the Aztec Empire ...

Malinche interpreting for Hernan Cortes, c. 1550 (Lienzo de Tlaxcala). from "The New World of Martin Cortes" by Anna Lanyon.

Steven Spielberg was once attached to direct an epic film that evolved into a four-episode Amazon series, but the pandemic killed it just weeks into production.

Amazon Studios has greenlighted Cortes, a four-hour miniseries based on the epic saga of Hernan Cortes starring Oscar winner Javier Bardem (No Country for Old Men) in the title role.