Map of the City of Tenochtitlan 1524
Map of the City of Tenochtitlan 1524.
Mexico-Tenochtitlan or Mexico-Tenochtitlán was the capital of the Mexica Empire. The foundation of the city was an event whose history is mixed with legend. There is no scientific consensus on the date of the founding of the city but it could have taken place at the beginning of the 14th century, on an island in the center of the Lake Texcoco, according to the information recorded in several colonial documents.
Mexico-Tenochtitlan or Mexico-Tenochtitlán was the capital of the Mexica Empire. The foundation of the city was an event whose history is mixed with legend. There is no scientific consensus on the date of the founding of the city but it could have taken place at the beginning of the 14th century, on an island in the center of the Lake Texcoco, according to the information recorded in several colonial documents.
