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Present-day Mexico City is located atop the ruins of ancient Tenochtitlan.
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Which city is now located where tenochtitlan once located?
Mexico City, Mexico
What modern city is located where Tenochtitlan once stood?
It is now called Mexico City!
Which city is now located where Tenochtitlan once stood?
Present-day Mexico City, capital of Mexico.
Which city is now located where Tenochtitlan once stood and who was the ruler when the Spanish conquistador Hernán Cortés seized the land?
Mexico City
Mexico City was once called?
It was once named Tenochtitlan, until the Spanish re-named it Mexico City.
What Mexico city had once been covered by a lake?
Mexico City, capital of Mexico and formerly known as Tenochtitlan.
What is located where he aztecs capial once was?
Mexico City, Mexico
What is located in the site where once the Aztec capital existed?
Mexico City, the modern capital of Mexico, now stands on the site where the Aztec capital of Tenochtitlan was located. Some remnants of Aztec structures can still be seen in the city's historic center, such as the Templo Mayor.
Why did they name the new city Tenochtitlan?
Legend has it, that the Aztecs found the place for their new City in a spot where they saw an eagle perched on a cactus eating a snake. Once their city was complete, They called it Tenochtitlan, meaning "Place of the Prickly Pear Cactus".
What does the symbol on the Mexican flag mean?
An eagle holding a snake in its beak perched on a cactus plant was the symbol, based on legend, that the Aztecs looked for when finding the location to build their "sacred" city. They apparently found this site one day and built Tenochtitlan. This city was conquered and eventually destroyed by Hernan Cortez, a Spanish explorer/conqueror. The city was rebuilt and is now called Mexico City. Interesting fact. At the time it was destroyed, Tenochtitlan was one of the largest cities in the world. Modern day Mexico City is once again one of the largest cities in the world.
What was an Aztec city that was once the largest in the Americans?
Mexico city
Which present day city stands where the former aztec capital once stood?
Mexico City. In fact, Mexico City is commonly referred to as the Aztec capital.
