USA HISTORY

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: -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: -Tenochtitlan: Aztec capital (Ducksters, n.d.) Tenochtitlan was the capital city and centre of the Aztec Empire. It was founded in 1325 and served as the capital until the Aztecs were conquered by Spanish conquistador Hernan Cortes in 1520.

Detailed explanation-4: -Tenochtitlan was by far the most well-lit major city of the 16th century. They streets were lined with torches and bonfires and barbecues blazed at the top of their temples. There were many medical specialties employed in Tenochtitlan that were unknown in the rest of the world at the time.