Tenochtitlan
Sign in to save', also known as Mexico-Tenochtitlan', was a large Mexican in what is now the historic center of Mexico City. The exact date of the founding of the city is unclear, but the date 13 March 1325 was chosen in 1925 to celebrate the 600th anniversary of the city. The city was built on an island in what was then Lake Texcoco in the Valley of Mexico. The city was the capital of the expanding Aztec Empire in the 15th century until it was captured by the Tlaxcaltec and the Spanish in 1521.
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Tenochtitlan was a major Aztec city built on an island in Lake Texcoco in what is now Mexico City, serving as the capital of the Aztec Empire during the 15th century. The city is historically significant because it was a center of Aztec power until its capture by Spanish and Tlaxcaltec forces in 1521, marking a turning point in the history of the Americas.
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- Classical Nahuatl
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- Aztec religion
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- Etymology
- Geography
- City planning
- Marketplaces
- Public buildings
- Palaces of Moctezuma II
- Social classes
- History
- Conquest
- Colonial era
- Ruins
- See also
- Notes
- References
- Bibliography
- Further reading
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', also known as Mexico-Tenochtitlan', was a large Mexican in what is now the historic center of Mexico City. The exact date of the founding of the city is unclear, but the date 13 March 1325 was chosen in 1925 to celebrate the 600th anniversary of the city. The city was built on an island in what was then Lake Texcoco in the Valley of Mexico. The city was the capital of the expanding Aztec Empire in the 15th century until it was captured by the Tlaxcaltec and the Spanish in 1521.
At its peak, it was the largest city in the pre-Columbian Americas. It subsequently became a cabecera of the Viceroyalty of New Spain. Today, the ruins of are in the historic center of the Mexican capital. The World Heritage Site of contains what remains of the geography (water, boats, floating gardens) of the Mexica capital.
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