USA HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -Mexico City is founded on the ruins of Tenochtitlan.

Detailed explanation-2: -Shortly after the fall of Tenochtitlan, the Spaniards razed the already devastated city and built the capital of the Viceroyalty of New Spain on its ruins. They named the new metropolis Mexico City, which today, again, is one of the most populous cities in the world.

Detailed explanation-3: -The Spanish built modern Mexico City over the ruins of the Aztec capital of Tenochtitlan, which they conquered in 1521. The Aztec city was on an island in Lake Texcoco, but the Spanish drained the surrounding lake over centuries and expanded Mexico City onto the new land.

Detailed explanation-4: -In 1520, Cortés and his troops conquered the Tenochtitlán. The Spanish then built Mexico City on the ruins of the once great city. During the colonial period (1535-1821), Mexico City was one of the most important cities in the Americas.