
Tenochtitlan - Wikipedia
Tenochtitlan, [a] also known as Mexico-Tenochtitlan, [b] was a large Mexican altepetl in what is now the historic center of Mexico City. The exact date of the founding of the city is unclear, but the date 13 March 1325 was chosen in 1925 to celebrate the 600th anniversary of the city. [3]
Tenochtitlan | History, Population, Location, Map, & Facts
2025年2月20日 · Tenochtitlan, 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 contained the palace of Montezuma II, said to consist of 300 rooms, as well as hundreds of temples.
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.
Fall of Tenochtitlan - Wikipedia
The fall of Tenochtitlan, the capital of the Aztec Empire, was an important event in the Spanish conquest of the empire. It occurred in 1521 following extensive negotiations between local factions and Spanish conquistador Hernán Cortés.
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.
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...
History of Tenochtitlan: When and how was it destroyed by the …
2025年1月3日 · Tenochtitlan was a remarkable urban center established by the Mexica people on an island in Lake Texcoco, in what is now the heart of Mexico City. Though historians are not entirely certain of the exact date of its founding, tradition situates it in the early fourteenth century.
Pre-Columbian civilizations - Aztec, Mesoamerica, Tenochtitlan
2025年4月4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 Ancient City of Tenochtitlan: Rise, Architecture, and Cultural ...
2025年2月23日 · Tenochtitlan, the capital of the Aztec Empire, was one of the most remarkable cities of the ancient world. Established in 1325 on an island in Lake Texcoco, it was founded by the Mexica people, a Nahuatl-speaking group who migrated from the north in search of a prophesied homeland.
Why the Aztec capital city of Tenochtitlan was truly remarkable
Tenochtitlan was a vibrant metropolis built on Lake Texcoco, featuring floating gardens, canals, and towering temples. Discover its ingenious design and thriving trade.