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Tenochtitlan is the capital of Mexica (ancient Mexico).

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What ancient culture has its Capital where Mexico City is today?

The Aztec (or Mexica, as they knew themselves) civilization.


What capital is Mexico on?

Mexico City is located atop the ruins of the ancient city of Tenochtitlan, founded in 1325 by the Mexica or Aztec civilization.


Which Mesoamerican culture had its capital at Tenochtitlan where modern day Mexico City is located?

The Mexica or Aztec qualify as such. They founded their capital city, Mexico-Tenochtitlan on June 20, 1325.


Who were the nomadic people who migrated into the Valley of Mexico around 1200?

The Mexica or Aztec people. They founded their capital city, Mexico Tenochtitlan, in 1325.


What is the name of Mexico's famous Indian civilization that had their capital located in present day Mexico City?

The Aztec (or Mexica, as they knew themselves) civilization.


Did waves of Olmec migrate down from the north and move into the valley of Mexico?

No; the Aztec or Mexica people did that, founding their capital city of Tenochtitlan in 1325.


Did Mexico get its name from the Mexica?

Right. The Mexica or Aztecs named their city Mexico-Tenochtitlan, hence the name.


Which city is now located where Tenochtitlan once stood?

Present-day Mexico City, capital of Mexico.


Did Mexico get its name from maxica?

Mexico got its name from the Mexica people (wrongly named as Aztecs by contemporary archeologists). It comes from their capital city name: Mexico-Tenochtitlan. It means "place of cactus in the middle of the Moon Lake".


Which indigenous people built the center of its empire in present day Mexico City?

The Aztec (or Mexica, as they called themselves) built the capital of their empire in present-day Mexico City. It was founded as Mexico-Tenochtitlan, on 1325.


What was the Aztec capital?

The Mexica capitol was Mexiko-Tenochtitlan which was founded in the lake of Texcoco in 1325.


Which culture was located in Mexico City?

The Aztec or Mexica civilization.