Tenochtitlán

ancient city, Mexico
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Quick Facts
Date:
c. 1325 - 1521
Major Events:
Battle of Tenochtitlan
Key People:
Montezuma II
Ahuitzotl
Cuitlahuac
Related Topics:
Aztec
Related Places:
Mexico
Mexico City

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. Originally located on two small islands in Lake Texcoco, it gradually spread through the construction of artificial islands to cover more than 5 square miles (13 square km). It was connected to the mainland by several causeways. The population in 1519 was estimated to be about 400,000 people, the largest residential concentration in Mesoamerican history. It ...(100 of 130 words)