The history of slavery in the Americas normally covers the situation of the blacks in North America. However, recently there have been increasing numbers of historical studies conducted about Africans in Latin America, specifically Mexico. Blacks were present as slaves of the Spaniards as early as t...

1. New World civilization: The Aztecs The Aztecs were the second largest group after the Mayans in the central Mexico region. They were first nomadic people and originated in the Pacific Northwest. Later on the Aztecs migrated into central Mexico. By 1100 A.D. they had hundreds of tribes, but thes...

Cozumel: "Ah-Cuzamil-Peten" The place known as modern day Cozumel was settled over 2,000 years ago by people of the Maya Civilization. They discovered the tiny island off the Yucatan Peninsula and named it "Ah-Cuzamil-Peten.", meaning "land of the swallows", after t...