Explore
 Lists  Reviews  Images  Update feed
Categories
MoviesTV ShowsMusicBooksGamesDVDs/Blu-RayPeopleArt & DesignPlacesWeb TV & PodcastsToys & CollectiblesComic Book SeriesBeautyAnimals   View more categories »
Listal logo

Tenochtitlan

Tenochtitlan

Pictures


View all Tenochtitlan pictures (1 more)
Tenochtitlan (Classical Nahuatl: Tenochtitlan [tenotสƒหˆtitษฌan]) was an Aztec altepetl (city-state) located on an island in Lake Texcoco, in the Valley of Mexico. Founded in 1325, it became the capital of the expanding Mexica Empire in the 15th century, until captured by the Spanish in 1521. At its peak, it was the largest city in the Pre-Columbian Americas. When paired with Mexico the name is a reference to Mexica, the people of the surrounding Aztec heartland. It subsequently became a cabecera of the Viceroyalty of New Spain. Today the ruins of Tenochtitlan are located in the central part of Mexico City.

Edit item | Search at Amazon

Tags: Mexico (1), Aztec (1), Nahuatl (1), Tenochtitlan (1), Pre-Columbian (1), Templo Mayor (1)
My tags: Add tags

Update feed

Tommyblond rated this 8/10 8 years, 1 month ago