The link below is to an article (with pictures) reporting on the discovery of a mass sacrifice pit under Mexico City, on the site of the Aztec capital Tenochtitlan.
For more visit:http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2012/08/pictures/120829-aztec-sacrifice-templo-mayor-bones-archaeology/
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Mexico: Aztec Ruler Cuauhtémoc Executed
On this day in 1525, Aztec Ruler Cuauhtémoc was executed by the Spanish invaders of his homeland.
For more, visit:http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cuauhtémoc
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Texas: San Antonio – the Battle of the Alamo
On this day in 1836, the Battle of the Alamo begins in San Antonio , then part of Mexican Texas . This battle was part of the wider Texas Revolution . The siege of the Alamo ended on the 6th March 1836 with a Mexican victory. Killed in the battle were James Bowie , William B. Travis and Davy Crockett .
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For more, visit:http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_the_Alamo
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