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

During Cortes’s absence, Alvarado’s execution of many Aztec chiefs enraged the people. After defeating Velázquez’s forces, Cortés returned to Tenochtitlan on June 24, 1520, to find the ...

The expedition ultimately destroyed the Aztec Empire and began the long and often brutal process of colonizing Mexico. Almost no one gave the ships a second thought.

Greg Jenner is joined in 16th-Century Mexico by Dr Amy Fuller and comedian Jen Brister to learn about Spanish conquistador Hernán Cortés and his translator Malintzin.

The first conquistadors' fleet is 'found' 500 years after Hernan Cortes destroyed his ships in Mexico to stop his men fleeing. Archaeologists have discovered two iron ship anchors off Mexico's ...

Greg Jenner is joined in 16th-Century Mexico by Dr Amy Fuller and comedian Jen Brister to learn about Spanish conquistador Hernán Cortés and his translator Malintzin.