San Antonio College Library

Aztecs: Rise and Fall of an Empire is a short introductory title on the history of the Mexica peoples. It follows the Aztecs from the founding of their capital, Tenochtitlan, right through to the centuries following the conquest of their empire in the 16th century. It ends with the story of Mexico in 1821.

Traces the history of Mexico from the era of primitive man ten thousand years ago to its present position as a modern state.