Present-day Mexico City.
Tenochtitlan was the capital of the Aztec Empire until it was captured by the Spanish in 1521. Today, the ruins of Tenochtitlan are in the historic center of Mexico City.
Tenochtitlan was the capital of the Aztec Empire until. Today, the ruins of Tenochtitlan are in the historic center of Mexico City.
It was customary for Spanish conquistadors to settle on conquered cities. One such example is Mexico City, which was formerly known as Mexico-Tenochtitlan, capital of the Aztec empire.
Tenochtitlan was founded about 1325 and destroyed by the Spanish in 1521.
Legend has it that the Aztec people would know where to build their city when they found an eagle on a cactus with a snake in its mouth in the middle of a lake. Luckily, they found such a thing and built their empire from there.
One symbol that represents an important aspect of the Aztec capital city of Tenochtitlan is the image of an eagle perched on a cactus with a snake in its beak, as depicted in the Aztec legend of the founding of their city. This symbolizes the fulfillment of a divine prophecy and the location where the Aztecs were destined to build their capital.
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Hernan Cortes built the city of Mexico City over the ruins of Tenochtitlan, the capital of the Aztec Empire. He destroyed much of the original city during the Spanish conquest in the early 16th century and began rebuilding it in 1521.
They didn't build a colony there. If they had it 'wouldn't be a historical site today.
Yes they did
The Aztecs were a member of the American Indian people domitant in Mexico before the Spanish conquest of the 16th century. After much wandering and a few wars in the early 1300's,the Aztecs reached th Marshy islands in Lago de Texcoco or lake texcoco.Acording to Aztec legend ,an eagle perching on a cactus tree ,holding a snake in its beak,was a sign indicating where they should build their new capital city and so ,their capital Tenochtitlan was build at that place. The city of Tenochtitlan was soon to become one of the largest cities in the world.The power of the Aztecs became more consolidated ,and they began to form alliances. The Aztecs expanded their kingdom through a series of wars against lesser tribes.They fought the Tepanca tribe who lived on the western shore of lakeTexcoco ,and defeated them.