They built their capital city, Tenochtitlán (modern-day Mexico City), on the spot where they observed an eagle — a potent symbol in Aztec ideology — perched atop a nopal cactus and clutching ...

In the center of the Mexican flag is the Aztec eagle, which is also incorporated into the logos of the nation's two main airlines. There is Banco Azteca and TV Azteca, and the national soccer team ...

An extensive cache of Aztec ritual offerings found underneath downtown Mexico City ... include last month's discovery of a sacrificed eagle held in the clutches of the jaguar, along with miniature ...

He has accompanied Mexican electoral officials in their successful drive to electoral democracy since 1992 and was made a Member of the Order of the Aztec Eagle of Mexico, the highest honour ...