Present-day Mexico City.
Mexico city
Tenochtitlan was founded about 1325 and destroyed by the Spanish in 1521.
Tenochtitlan was the capital of the Aztec Empire until it was captured by the Spanish in 1521. Today, the ruins of Tenochtitlan are in the historic center of Mexico City.
Tenochtitlan was the capital of the Aztec Empire until. Today, the ruins of Tenochtitlan are in the historic center of Mexico City.
Hernan Cortes built the city of Mexico City over the ruins of Tenochtitlan, the capital of the Aztec Empire. He destroyed much of the original city during the Spanish conquest in the early 16th century and began rebuilding it in 1521.
It was customary for Spanish conquistadors to settle on conquered cities. One such example is Mexico City, which was formerly known as Mexico-Tenochtitlan, capital of the Aztec empire.
Not at all. The first settlement where present-Mexico City resides was known as Mexico-Tenochtitlan, and was founded by the Aztec civilization. When Spanish conquistadors destroyed the Aztecs in 1521, they renamed the place as Mexico City.
Legend has it that the Aztec people would know where to build their city when they found an eagle on a cactus with a snake in its mouth in the middle of a lake. Luckily, they found such a thing and built their empire from there.
One symbol that represents an important aspect of the Aztec capital city of Tenochtitlan is the image of an eagle perched on a cactus with a snake in its beak, as depicted in the Aztec legend of the founding of their city. This symbolizes the fulfillment of a divine prophecy and the location where the Aztecs were destined to build their capital.
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They didn't build a colony there. If they had it 'wouldn't be a historical site today.
Yes they did