The Mexican Empire New Developments of French Policy. Share full article. July 28, 1863. Credit... The New York Times Archives. See the article in its original context from July 28, 1863, Page 4 ...

The Troubles of the New Mexican Empire. Share full article. Sept. 14, 1864. Credit... The New York Times Archives. See the article in its original context from September 14, 1864, Page 4 Buy Reprints.

♪♪ The Indians were happy to tell Cortés about gold and the riches of the Aztec Empire in central Mexico. ♪♪ Two months later, on Easter Good Friday, Cortés landed on the Veracruz coast ...

The Aztec Empire flourished in the Valley of Mexico between A.D. 1325 and 1519 and was the last great civilization before the arrival of the Spanish in the early 16th century.