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Tenochtitlan

Tenochtitlan, also known as Mexico-Tenochtitlan, 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. The city was built on an island in what was then Lake Texcoco in the Valley of…

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Common languages
Classical Nahuatl
Government
Monarchy
Historical era
Pre-Columbian
Religion
Aztec religion
• Destruction due to the Spanish conquest of Mexico
1521
• Formation of the Aztec Empire
1428

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related to Further reading · 85
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related to Colonial era · 31
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related to Conquest · 15
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related to Social classes · 12
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related to Marketplaces · 10
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related to history · 9
Tenochtitlan → Copil, Lake Texcoco, Mexica, Mexican, Mexico's, Not, Opuntia, The, The Mexica
related to Geography · 7
Tenochtitlan → At, Avenida Bucareli, Lake Texcoco, Mexico City, Spanish, The, Tlatelolco
related to Ruins · 7
Tenochtitlan → Coyolxauhqui, Lake Texcoco, Spanish, Templo Mayor, Templo Mayor Museum, Tenochtitlan's, The
related to Etymology · 6
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see also · 3
Tenochtitlan → List, Mesoamerican, Mexico CityPortrait

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city mexico spanish cortés also moctezuma aztec capital de people texcoco tlatelolco one island mexica new water empire conquest lake

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TenochtitlanGovernmentMonarchy1.00infobox
TenochtitlanHistorical eraPre-Columbian1.00infobox
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Tenochtitlan• Destruction due to the Spanish conquest of Mexico15211.00infobox
Tenochtitlan• Formation of the Aztec Empire14281.00infobox
Tenochtitlan• Foundation13251.00infobox
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Tenochtitlanrelated to Colonial eraCortés0.60section
Tenochtitlanrelated to Colonial eraSpanish0.60section
Tenochtitlanrelated to Colonial eraMexico City0.60section

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