GENERAL KNOWLEDGE

Detailed explanation-1: -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.

Detailed explanation-2: -Tenochtitlán, located in the heart of what is now Mexico City, was the largest city and capital of the Aztec Empire. Today, Mexico City is still one of the largest cities in the world, despite its unusual setting.

Detailed explanation-3: -Tenochtitlán, the capital city of the Aztec Empire, flourished between A.D. 1325 and 1521-but was defeated less than two years after the arrival of Spanish invaders led by Cortés.

Detailed explanation-4: -Each empire believed that the foundation of its capital-Tenochtitlan for the Aztecs and Cuzco for the Incas-was supernaturally ordained. At the center of each capital lay the sacred precinct: the Templo Mayor (main or great temple) in Tenochtitlan and the Coricancha (golden enclosure) in Cuzco.