Álvaro Enrigue's new novel reimagines Hernán Cortés' and Moctezuma's empires : NPR's Book of the Day You Dreamed of Empires sets the scene for a violent historical encounter: the war between ...

Matthew Restall’s 2018 book “When Montezuma Met Cortes: the True Story of the Meeting That Changed History” and Camilla Townsend’s 2019 work, “Fifth Sun: ...

While Cortés held Tenochtitlán through Montezuma, a Spanish force from Cuba landed on the coast of Mexico in the spring of 1520. It had been sent by Velázquez to unseat Cortés.

The meeting of Montezuma and Cortés — in what today is Mexico City — and the true story of the conquest that followed it still weigh heavily in Mexico half a millennium later.

A mural at the Museo de la Ciudad de México depicts the meeting between Cortés and Montezuma II on Nov. 8, 1519, in Tenochtitlan. Photo: De Agostini/Getty Images ...

Gael García Bernal, Diego Luna and more join Javier Bardem and Steve Zaillian for Amazon's Hernán Cortés and Moctezuma II tale. Everything you need to know about Amazon's splashy new miniseries.

Steven Spielberg, Javier Bardem Eye Epic Drama About Montezuma, Hernan Cortes. Deal Central Steve Zaillian will rewrite Dalton Trumbo’s original screenplay and produce the film with DreamWorks.

Amazon is not moving forward on its series about conquistador Hernan Cortes after the show was forced to shut down production due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Variety has confirmed. The Spanish ...

Sometimes you don’t know just how much you don’t know. I came to that realization while reading “You Dreamed of Empires,” Álvaro Enrigue’s excellent new novel (translated by Natasha ...

Sometimes you don’t know just how much you don’t know. I came to that realization while reading “You Dreamed of Empires,” Álvaro Enrigue’s excellent new novel (translated by Natasha Wimmer) about the ...