The full name of the city, Mexico-Tenochtitlan, means "the place of the Mexica among the stone-cactuses," in reference to the image of the eagle perched on a cactus that grew from a stone
Mexico City, capital of Mexico.
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Mexico City
It is now called Mexico City!
Mexico City
Mexico City, Mexico
Present-day Mexico city is located atop the ruins of ancient Tenochtitlan.
It is located there because that was where an ancient Egyptian city once stood.
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It was once named Tenochtitlan, until the Spanish re-named it Mexico City.
Mexico City, capital of Mexico and formerly known as 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".
The duration of Where Once They Stood is 1800.0 seconds.
Where Once They Stood ended on 1979-06-02.
Where Once They Stood was created on 1979-04-07.