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“Hernán Cortés habría visto un juego de pelota al lado de Moctezuma”: el ritual sagrado que sobrevivió entre los vestigios del Templo Mayor

Raúl Barrera Rodríguez, director del Programa de Arqueología Urbana, habla la exposición en el Templo Mayor que presenta esta ...

Hernán Cortés publica su tercer libro sobre el Guillain-Barré: "Es un homenaje a las personas que pasan por esta enfermedad"

Hernán Cortés pasó hace tres años y medio el tipo más grave del síndrome de Guillain-Barré, una enfermedad rara en la que el ...
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FBI returns stolen 500-year-old Hernan Cortes manuscript to Mexico

Aug. 13 (UPI) --A stolen manuscript written by notorious Spanish conquistador Hernan Cortés in 1527 has been returned to the Mexican government, the FBI announced on Wednesday. The manuscript was ...
The New York Times

This Conquistador Changed History. Neglect Haunts His Tomb in Mexico

Hernán Cortés toppled the Aztecs, winning Mexico for Spain. His trash-strewn resting place reflects how the conquest is still fueling quarrels and testing ties with Spain. A service at the mostly ...
Wall Street Journal

‘Conquistadors and Aztecs’ Review: Cortés in Mexico

For centuries, the fall of Tenochtitlan, the majestic, lake-bound capital of the Aztecs or Mexica, has engaged historians and storytellers. To the admiring, conquest was neat, romantic and at once ...
The New York Times

A 500-Year-Old Receipt for Supplies to Conquer an Empire Is Returned to Mexico

The document describes payments made for expedition supplies, and was signed by Hernán Cortés, who conquered the Aztecs. By Adeel Hassan About 30 years after it was discovered to be missing — and 500 ...