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Which Spanish conquistador changed the name tenochtitlan to Mexico city?
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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
Is the modern city of Mexico City where the Aztecs lived?
Yes, and the name of the original city was Tenochtitlan (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tenochtitlan). Tenochtitlan became Mexico City when Spanish conquistador Hernán Cortés conquered the Aztecs in 1521.
What was the first capital of Mexico?
Mexico was found on March 13, 1325 when Aztec people found their capital city of Tenochtitlan at the place we know today as Mexico City.
Who is the spanish conquistador who conquered Mexico?
Hernán Cortés
What was the name of the areas of Mexico before the spanish arrived?
Mexico-Tenochtitlan
Who was hernan Cortes and what did he do -?
Hernando Cortez was a Spanish explorer and Conquistador. He Landed his expedition in the American southwest in search of riches for the Spanish Empire. The expedition eventually made its way to Tenochtitlan where the Aztec capital was located(modern Mexico City). He convinced the Aztecs that he was a god and is responsible for conquering the Aztecs
What does a conquistador do?
Spanish conquerors of Mexico and Peru in the 16th century.
Who lead the colonization of Mexico?
Spanish conquistador Hernan Cortes.
Why did the spanish decide to name Tenochtitlan Mexico city?
Because the complete name of such city was Mexico-Tenochtitlan. It was customary for Spanish conquistadors to keep the name of the cities they conquered.
When did the spanish arrive in tenochtitlan?
Aztecs found Tenochtitlan where today Mexico City (Mexico) is located on March 13, 1325. New Mexico is a US state, which has nothing to do with such events.
What year did they find Mexico?
Mexico was discovered by Spanish conquistador Hernan cortes in 1519.
What is the conquistador's?
One of the Spanish conquerors of Mexico and Peru in the 16th Century
