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What is the population of Mexico city now and also when it was Tenochtitlan?
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As of 2008, Mexico City was populated by some 19,028,000 inhabitants. It is estimated that by 1519, before the population was decimated by the smallpox plague brought by Hernan Cortes and his Spanish Conquistadores, there were around 200,000 Aztecs living in Tenochtitlan.
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What was the capital of Mesoamerica?
Tenochtitlan had a population of 200,000 - 250,000 people, four times the population of London at the time (1521). It was also built atop some islands on Lake Texcoco, interconnected by canals and passageways - much like the city of Venice, Italy.
What was Mexico city originally called?
Mexico City's original name was Tenochtitlan.
What did hernando cortes rename tenochtitlan?
After conquering the Aztecs, Cortes renamed the city of Tenochtitlan to Mexico City.
What was the population of Mexico city in 1776?
It is widely believed that Tenochtitlan had a population of approximately 200,000 people in 1519. After the Fall of Tenochtitlan in 1521 at the hands of Spanish conquistadors, it is believed such city lost half its population down to 100,000.
What is the main function of Mexico City?
It is the political, economic and cultural capital of Mexico. It is also the largest in terms of population and is one of the oldest found in Mexico (founded in 1325 AD as Mexico-Tenochtitlan).
Is Tenochtitlan in Mexico?
Yes, the ancient city of Tenochtitlan was located on the site of present-day Mexico City, capital of Mexico.
What city in Mexico is located where tenochtitlan once was?
Present-day Mexico city is located atop the ruins of ancient Tenochtitlan.
What is the present name for Tenochtitlan Tenochtitlan?
Mexico city
Is Tenochtitlan now called Mexico?
Tenochtitlan was located in what is now known as the country of Mexico. The actual location of where Tenochtitlan was located is where Mexico's capital city, Mexico City (also know locally as D.F., or distrito federal) is today.
What was the old Aztec name for Mexico's capital city?
Tenochtitlan was the capital of the Aztec Empire before it was conquered by Hernando Cortez, and became what we know today as Mexico City.
Mexico City is the Modern site for the ancient city of?
Teotihuacan.
What was Mexico City the named before they named it Mexico City?
Mexico-Tenochtitlan
