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 …

Jan 9, 2026 · 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 …

Sep 25, 2013 · 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.

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 …

Jan 3, 2025 · 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 …

Dec 7, 2025 · Tenochtitlan was the magnificent capital of the Aztec Empire, founded in 1325 CE on an island in Lake Texcoco in the Valley of Mexico. At its height in the early 16th century, it was one of …

Mexico-Tenochtitlan, once an unassuming settlement in the middle of Lake Texcoco, now a bustling metropolis. It is the capital of an empire ruling over, and receiving tribute from, more than 5 million …

Feb 23, 2025 · 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 …

Aug 17, 2022 · 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 …

Tenochtitlan was founded around 1325 in the marshes of Lake Texcoco. Spanning more than 13 square kilometers of natural and artificial islands, it was one of the busiest and most formidable cities in the …