Clash of Empires, the Dark Knight trades his gothic cape for a feathered headdress and the guttural poetry of Náhuatl.

Following the fall of Tenochtitlan, an Aztec poet composed a searing account of the capture of the capital city. Written in the Nahuatl language, using the Latin alphabet of the Spanish invaders ...

Get ready for the vibrant sounds of mariachi music, mouthwatering Mexican cuisine, a lively parade and other celebrations that will fill Dallas-Fort Worth in honor of Cinco de Mayo. One event you ...

Dance groups, people dressed in traditional Mayan and Aztec headdresses, marching bands, inflatables and more will follow. New to the parade this year are mojiganga giant puppets.

Yet, legend has it they might have traded their feathered headdresses for a stint in Southeast Asia. Is it true that the mighty Aztecs fought in an invasion of Brunei? Verdict: TRUE ...

In last year’s parade, about 200 members walked or did Mexican folk dances in feathered Aztec headdresses and other traditional Mexican costumes, according to parade organizers.

Since the 1990s, for example, Mexico has been asking Austria for Moctezuma's penacho, the headdress of the last Aztec emperor, preserved in Vienna's Museum of Ethnology and made of 374 quetzal ...

Mexico's president said on Monday that he had given his wife the “almost impossible mission” of persuading Austria to return a feather headdress said to have been worn by Aztec emperor ...

As a collector of artifacts, works of art, and cultural pieces, it should be of no surprise that Montezuma's headdress would have been a part of his empire. Made with 400 quetzal feathers and gold ...

Adniel Avendano of Oaxaca, Mexico, prepares a traditional Aztec headdress for a performance at Indigenous Peoples Day in Philadelphia. (Emma Lee/WHYY) Ben Miller, an event coordinator who traveled to ...