Nevertheless, it was wiped out in just two years. Here are some facts about the Aztecs and the fall of the empire.

The palace was also used as the home of Spanish conquistador Hernán Cortés after the fall of the Aztec empire. Excavators have found evidence of the home Cortés had at the palace site.

Mexican dancers burn incense during a ceremony commemorating the 503rd anniversary of the fall of the Aztec empire’s capital, Tenochtitlan - Eduardo Verdugo/AP In another special episode looking ...

The battle of Tenochtitlán is seen as the beginning of the end of the Aztec empire, which in its heyday ruled over the central Mexican highlands. The archaeologists behind the discovery say that ...