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.
Mexico City (capital of the country Mexico) was built over the remains of the Aztec city of Tenochtitlan.
Present-day Mexico City, capital of Mexico.
Mexico City.
Mexico City.
Mexico City, capital of the country of Mexico.
Tenochtitlan, in 1521.
The capital of the Aztecs, Tenochtitlan, was built in (modern-day) central Mexico on Lake Texcoco. Mexico City sits there today.
Tenochtitlan was the capital of the Aztec Empire. Today, the ruins of Tenochtitlan are in the historic center of Mexico City.
Mexico City.
The Lake Texcoco was a lake on which the Aztecs built a city called Tenochtitlan. The Spaniards later built Mexico City on Tenochtitlan, which is now the present day capital of Mexico. The lake is now completely drained.
Mexico City is built upon the remains on Tenochtitlan, the Aztec capital from the 1300s to the early 1500s.
The original Aztec settlement was built on March 13, 1325. After Mexico was conqured by Spain in 1521, it became "Mexico City".