Does a Group of Remote Islands in the Western Pacific Belong to Mexico?

Posted October 1, 2023April 5, 2024 Robert BittoLeave a commentPosted in Little-Known History

4 small Pacific islands north of New Guinea may belong to Mexico

The Martín Cortés Conspiracy

Posted September 11, 2022June 22, 2024 Robert BittoLeave a commentPosted in Little-Known History

Did the son of the famous conquistador plot to overthrow the Spanish king?

Mitla: Magnificent “City of Rest”

Posted August 29, 2021 Robert BittoLeave a commentPosted in Ancient Mysteries

Beautiful ornamentation found nowhere else in Mexico grace the ancient site of Mitla.

Islas Marías, The Mexican Alcatraz

Posted April 27, 2020April 27, 2020 Robert BittoLeave a commentPosted in Little-Known History

The story of the last island penal colony in the Americas, Las Islas Marias.

The Totonacs: A Forgotten Civilization

Posted February 10, 2020February 10, 2020 Robert BittoLeave a commentPosted in Ancient Mysteries

An important ancient culture in Mexico seems lost to history. Who were the Totonacs?

The Young Cortés: Life Before the Aztecs

Posted July 28, 2019July 29, 2019 Robert BittoLeave a commentPosted in Little-Known History

Many people know little about the young life of the man who would change history.

Dreaming of Tenochtitlán

Posted January 7, 2019 Robert BittoLeave a commentPosted in Ancient Mysteries

To the Spanish conquistadors the Aztec capital city was a place of wonder and magnificence.

The Lost Mission of Santa Isabel

Posted September 19, 2016September 19, 2016 Robert BittoLeave a commentPosted in Myths and Legends

Did wealthy Jesuits stash their loot in a secret mission in the deserts of Baja?

The Mysterious Doña Marina, the Most Important Woman in Mexican History

Posted June 13, 2016June 13, 2016 Robert Bitto2 CommentsPosted in Little-Known History

She held the fate of 2 empires in her hands. Who was Doña Marina?