Why was tenochtitlan important?
It was the the economic, cultural and political capital of the Aztec Empire.
Why did the Aztec choose the location of Tenochtitlan as their permanent home?
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: that 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.
What happened in present-day Mexico City in 1521?
After a plague of smallpox which decimated the population and a siege brought by Spanish conquistadors and their Tlaxcalan allies, it fell on August 13, 1521 before these hostile forces. This marked the beginning of the Viceroyalty Period (1521 - 1821) when the region encompassing present-day Mexico became an overseas colony of Spain.
What Spanish speaking city is built on top of the ruins of Tenochtitlan?
Mexico City, capital of the country of Mexico.
Did Cortes travel from the tropical coast to the valley of Mexico finnaly reaching tenochtitlan?
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He landed at Mexico.
Where was the capital city of Mexico built?
The Spanish were used to build a new city atop conquered cities and villages in the Americas. This included cities such as Tenochtitlan (now Mexico City), Tollan-Chollollan (now Cholula), Xallapan (now Xalapa), Atotonilco, and many more.
What was unique about the Aztec Capital City of Tenochtitlan?
1. It was built on water
2. It had a giant gold temple in the middle
3. Roads connected it to the main land
4. Human Sacrifices were held on the temples
5. They used Chinampas to farm
Why was Tenochtitlan so important?
It was the economic, cultural and political center of the Aztec empire. It was their capital from 1325 - date of its foundation - until 1521, when it fell before Hernan Cortes and his Spanish conquistadores.
What city in Mexico is built on the ancient Aztec capital of Tenochtitlan?
Present-day Mexico City, capital of Mexico.
What diseases did the spanish bring to Tenochtitlan?
The disease that the spanish brought into the Aztec Civilization was the Small Pox It infected alot of people and killed alot but fortunately some survived
Why was Tenochtitlan built in Mexico City?
First off it's Tenochtitlan. Secondly, it was in Mexico because of a prophecy. The prophecy was that when they (The Aztecs) found an eagle perched on a cactus with a snake in it's talon that they would settle there.
What city in Mexico is located where tenochtitlan once was?
Present-day Mexico city is located atop the ruins of ancient Tenochtitlan.
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Why did Moctezuma first agree to let Cortes stay in Tenochtitlan?
Because Montezuma mistook Cortes for the Aztec god Quetzalcoatl
and Spain was inculed in it to
How did the early Aztecs construct their capital city of Tenochtitlan?
well they would build their civilization where they saw an eagle on a cactus with a snake in its mouth. 2 priest saw the eagle and they built their civilization and they called it Tenochtitlan, which is now Mexico city.
The Aztec city of Tenochitlan is now know as what?
The Aztec , man-made island, capital city, previously located at the center of the lake of Texcoco.
It does no longer exist as it was destroyed when the spanish came, by the Aboriginal allies of the spanish (with a tiny contribution of the spanish themselves) and in its location now lays Mexico city.
It was the Aztec's capital city
What did Herman Cortes build over Tenochtitlan?
The conquistador Hernán Cortés built the city of Mexico City (proper name "Ciudad de México) in order to erase all traces of the Aztec rule.
How did Cortes conquer Tenochtitlan?
After Moctezuma's was killed the Aztec went into a frenzy. He was killed by either his people throwing stones at him or Cortez killing him, it is not known which happened. The war between Cortes and the Aztecs got out of hand. Cortes soon tried to get onto land by ship but couldn't. The Aztec either starved and/or were killed by a deadly disease that Cortez had brought to the Aztec, Smallpox.
What does Tenochtitlan stand for?
I am not ENTIRELY sure of the whole answer, but all I know is that there is something on a Cactus, eating something else. The cactus is on a stone. There is a lot more to it, but I have looked for a bunch of information about this, and found nothing, so I hope I could be a help to you!