Originating from central and southern Mexico, the native Aztec language Nahuatl served as the principal language of the Aztec empire in the 15th century. While it's not necessarily considered ...

Call the Aztec Midwife: Childbirth in the 16th Century Hygiene and ritual marked every moment of life for pregnant Aztec women. The tlamatlquiticitl—midwife—offered those in her charge a remarkable ...