Tenochtitlan | History, Population, Location, Map, & Facts
Tenochtitlán, ancient capital of the Aztec empire. Located at the site of modern Mexico City, it was founded c. 1325 in the marshes of Lake Texcoco. It formed a confederacy with Texcoco and Tlacopán and was the Aztec capital by the late 15th century.
Tenochtitlan - Wikipedia
Today, the ruins of Tenochtitlan are in the historic center of the Mexican capital. The World Heritage Site of Xochimilco contains what remains of the geography (water, boats, floating gardens) of the Mexica capital. Tenochtitlan was one of two Mexica āltepētl (city-states or polities) on the island, the other being Tlatelolco.
Tenochtitlan - World History Encyclopedia
2013年9月25日 · Tenochtitlan (also spelled Tenochtitlán), located on an island near the western shore of Lake Texcoco in central Mexico, was the capital city and religious centre of the Aztec civilization.
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Tenochtitlan (Mexico City) in the 14th Century - Vivid Maps
2023年9月22日 · Tenochtitlan, the capital of the Aztec Empire, was a magnificent and advanced city in the 14th century. Situated on an island in Lake Texcoco in the Valley of Mexico, the city was known for its impressive architecture, complex network of canals and causeways, and thriving markets.
Tenochtitlan - National Geographic Society
Tenochtitlan, the capital of the Aztec Empire, was founded by the Aztec or Mexica people around 1325 C.E. According to legend, the Mexica founded Tenochtitlan after leaving their homeland of Aztlan at the direction of their god, Huitzilopochtli. Huitzilopochtli directed them to build where they saw an eagle perched on a cactus, eating a snake.
Capital City of Tenochtitlan - ThoughtCo
2018年9月20日 · Tenochtitlán, located in the heart of what is now Mexico City, was the largest city and capital of the Aztec Empire. Today, Mexico City is still one of the largest cities in the world, despite its unusual setting. It sits on a swampy island in the middle of Lake Texcoco in the Basin of Mexico, a strange place for any capital, ancient or modern.
Pre-Columbian civilizations - Aztec, Mesoamerica, Tenochtitlan
2024年10月30日 · Tenochtitlán itself was a huge metropolis covering more than five square miles. It was originally located on two small islands in Lake Texcoco, but it gradually spread into the surrounding lake by a process, first of chinampa construction, then of consolidation.
The Map: Tenochtitlan, 1524 - History Today
2016年10月10日 · The capital city of the Aztec Empire, Tenochtitlan was founded in the early 14th century. Built across a series of natural and artificial islands connected by causeways in the swamps of Lake Texcoco, it was to become one of the largest cities in the world, covering more than five square miles and with a population of perhaps 200,000.
Tenochtitlán: History of Aztec Capital | Live Science
2022年8月17日 · Tenochtitlán was an Aztec city that flourished between A.D. 1325 and 1521. Built on an island on Lake Texcoco, it had a system of canals and causeways that supplied the hundreds of thousands of...