Why was Mexico City chosen as the capital?

Answer 1

Yes. Mexico City is the capital of Mexico. (the country)

The capital of Mexico state (in Mexico) is Toluca.

The state is officially Estado Libre y Soberano de Méxicoand the capital is Toluca de Lerdo.

Answer 2

It is a city in central Mexico (19° 25' 57.85'' N, 99° 07' 59.71'' W) with an elevation of 2,240 meters above sea level (about 7,349 feet) and some 380 Kilometers (236 miles) to the closest beach (Tecolutla, on the Gulf of Mexico).

Before 1325 AD, the Aztec or Mexica people were a nomadic tribe that wandered throughout the land, looking for a place to settle and build their capital. Their state religion awaited the fulfillment of an ancient prophecy: the wandering tribes would find the destined site for a great city whose location would be signaled by an eagle eating a snake while perched atop a cactus. The Aztecs saw this vision on what was then a small swampy island in the middle of lake Texcoco, after which they founded their capital Tenochtitlan (today known as Mexico City), on March 13, 1325.

The prophesy and subsequent vision is now immortalized in Mexico's coat of arms and on the Mexican flag.

Answer 3

When the Spanish conquered the Aztec empire, they decided to have the capital of the new colony to be the same capital of the ancient empire (Tenochtitlan).

When Mexico won its independence war against Spain, they decided to keep Mexico City (formerly known as Tenochtitlan) as the capital of the new nation.

Answer 4

Mexico-Tenochtitlan was the capital of the ancient Aztec empire, founded on March 13, 1325. When Hernan Cortes conquered the Aztecs on August 13, 1521, he decided to keep such city as the capital of the New Spain. Finally, when Mexico gained its independence from Spain in 1821, Mexico City was already the cultural, political and economic capital of the country, so the independence revolutionaries decided to keep it as the capital of Mexico.

Answer 5

Since pre-Columbian times (14th century) it became the political, economic and cultural capital of Mexico. When Spanish conquistadores conquered Mexico in the 16th century, it was deemed natural to transform such population center into the capital of the New Spain. Finally, when Mexico won its independence war against Spain at the beginning of the 19th century, the Mexican political leaders also thought of Mexico City as a natural capital for the new country.

Answer 6

It's the oldest city in Mexico! It existed before the Spanish even came to North America.

Fact: Did you know that Mexico City was built on a lake?

Answer 7

Because it was founded by the Aztecs on March 13, 1325. It has always been the capital of Mexico ever since.

Answer 8

The capital city of Mexico is Mexico City.

Answer 9

It is the political, economic and cultural capital of Mexico. It holds 18% of the country's population (21.16 million) and provides almost 22% of the country's GDP.