The Aztec Empire was one of the most dominant forces the world had ever seen, but it would fall from grace in a span of two ...

During the second part of the 16th century, Sahagún compiled a vast compendium on Aztec customs, entitled the General History of the Things of New Spain. The lavishly illustrated manuscript ...

Not just from Spain's arrival, but further back ... The style caught on with the Aztecs, who added chiles and beans and called the dish chīllapīzzali in their native Nahuatl.