Present-day Mexico City, capital of Mexico.
It is now called Mexico City!
Mexico City is located where Tenochtitlan once stood. It was the capital of the Aztec Empire and is now the capital of Mexico. Mexico City is one of the largest and most populous cities in the world.
Mexico City
Mexico City, Mexico
Present-day Mexico city is located atop the ruins of ancient Tenochtitlan.
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It was once named Tenochtitlan, until the Spanish re-named it Mexico City.
Mexico City, capital of Mexico and formerly known as Tenochtitlan.
Mexico City, the modern capital of Mexico, now stands on the site where the Aztec capital of Tenochtitlan was located. Some remnants of Aztec structures can still be seen in the city's historic center, such as the Templo Mayor.
Legend has it, that the Aztecs found the place for their new City in a spot where they saw an eagle perched on a cactus eating a snake. Once their city was complete, They called it Tenochtitlan, meaning "Place of the Prickly Pear Cactus".
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