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Hace 2 días · Afro-Mexicans (Spanish: afromexicanos), also known as Black Mexicans (Spanish: mexicanos negros), are Mexicans who have heritage from sub-Saharan Africa and identify as such.
Hace 1 día · Summary. On August 13, 1521, the Spanish conquistadors and their native allies seized Tenochtitlan, the capital of the Aztec empire. The Spaniards succeeded because they had forged alliances with the Tlaxcalans and other indigenous self-governing communities (altepetl) to fight the Aztecs.After the conquest these communities continued their traditions, and the Spaniards largely replaced Aztec ...
Hace 2 días · The splendid Aztec cities of the Mesa Central were marvels of architectural design, irrigation technology, and social organization. Spectacular Mayan ruins in the Yucatán give evidence of widespread urbanization and intensive agricultural productivity dating back more than 2,000 years.
Hace 5 días · Although the Maya were the most advanced pre-Columbian civilization in the hemisphere, they were never unified. Unlike the Aztec and Inca empires, their autonomous city-states remained independent, presaging the political fragmentation that would characterize Central America to the present day.
Hace 5 días · Mexico - Spanish Conquest, Aztec Empire, Colonialism: After taking possession of the Aztec empire, the Spaniards quickly subjugated most of the other indigenous tribes in southern Mexico, and by 1525 Spanish rule had been extended as far south as Guatemala and Honduras.
Hace 14 horas · The global African diaspora is the worldwide collection of communities descended from people from Africa, predominantly in the Americas. The African populations in the Americas are descended from haplogroup L genetic groups of native Africans.
Hace 4 días · Aztec and Nahua cultures flourished in the Central Highlands of Mexico, mainly the Valley of Mexico and the states of Puebla and Tlaxcala, during the Mesoamerican Postclassic period and until the Spanish conquest (AD. 1200-1521 (pic 1).
