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What place was Mexico was built on the remains of what city?
Mexico City (capital of the country Mexico) was built over the remains of the Aztec city of Tenochtitlan.
What city was built over Tenochtitlan?
That would be Mexico City.
What did Herman Cortes build over Tenochtitlan?
The conquistador Hernán Cortés built the city of Mexico City (proper name "Ciudad de México) in order to erase all traces of the Aztec rule.
What was the geographical setting of Tenochtitlan?
It was an island city in Lake Texcoco (now Mexico City), built by the Aztecs to serve as their capital. In the years following the Spanish conquest and construction of Mexico City, the lake was gradually drained and built over.
Which lake did the Aztecs build their capital city?
The Aztecs built their capital city, Tenochtitlan, on an island in Lake Texcoco. It was the largest city in the Aztec Empire and is now present-day Mexico City.
What city did Cortez build over Tenochtitlan?
Mexico City
Before the spanish took over what was the name of the city that was there before Mexico city?
Mexico-Tenochtitlan
What city did hernan Cortes build over tenochititlan?
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.
What current city is over the Aztec capital Tenochtitlan?
Mexico city
What world capital city is over a mile high?
Mexico City
What group of people originally built the city of Rome?
The latins originally built the city, but the Etruscans took over and built the first city walls and sewer.
How did Mexico City start sinking?
When the ancient Aztecs looked over a lake, they saw a vision of a eagle with a snake in it's mouth. They believed this to be a sign of prosperity, so they built a city over the lake. Now, hundreds of years later, the foundations they built are starting to dissolve. This combined with the amount being pumped, has really affected the city.
