Tenochtitlán Facts

The capital city of Azteca, Tenocuttran (modern Mexico City), was founded in the muddy island of the lake filled in the Mexican basin in 1325.

Both places start with a small reed hut assembly, but as Aztec's power increases it will grow into cities, eventually becoming one big city.

Surrounded by "floating gardens" - artificially created islands, agricultural products - Tenochtitlan is connected to the mainland through three embankments. Aqueduct supplies freshwater from Chapultepec

There are two main temples built in the huge trapezoid pyramid in the central square with many city palaces and markets, Tecpan. The famous Aztec calendar stone discovered in Tecpan

By 1519 when the Spaniard arrived, Tenoktitran - Tratellolco had a population of over 200,000 people. It is housed in a grid plan with an area of ​​over 12 square kilometers (4.6 square miles). And most of it consists of recycled wetlands forming a fertile garden at the edge of the city.

In the center of Tenoktitong there is a large wall area which is the center of religious activities such as major temples (to Huitzilopochtli, Tlaloc the Rain God, Quetzalcóatl), and the hostel for school and pastor also There is. A ceremonial ball game, a wooden shelf holding the skull of the victim of the sacrifice, and many commemorative sculptures

Because 16 kilometers (10 miles) of dam closed some of the lake and prevented the flood, Tenoktiton stood on an artificial lagoon island like Mexican Venice.

In order to create a space for cavalry navigation, invaders destroyed most of the city's buildings and then built the colonial Mexico City in the same place.

Due to these activities and the expansion of modern cities, today Azteca buildings are rarely seen. However, in 1978 an archaeological site of Templo Mayor (Great Temple) was discovered and excavation survey was done more than expected.

There are dozens of cities in the center of the world of Aztec in the valley of Mexico. The biggest one is the capital city named Tenochtitlán, with a population of 200,000. Tenochtitlan and its twin town Tlatelolco are located on an island in the middle of a shallow lake. These islands are connected to the mainland by the embankment of the earth. Social class As in today's city, the capital of Azteca is a lively event full of people of all kinds. However, everyone is suited to one of three categories: nobility, civilians and tlatlacotin. Tlatlacotin was poor and they sold themselves to regular employees. But their children are born to be free

Tenochtitlan was founded in 1325. This early Tenochtitlán Aztec accepted the hegemony of Azcapotzalco's Tepanecs. Tepanecs was an extensionist and beat Texcoco's competitive empire, but Tepanecs over influential leaders broke Tepanecs and formed an alliance involving restoring Texcoco's People's Alliance. The alliance involved Traslanans from outside the valley, later became an important alliance of Cortez. From the political turmoil after the collapse of the power of Tepanec, Aztecs became independent forces. They acquired several lakeshore territories and partnered with three partnerships with Tesco and Takopan. In the provision of Three Alliances it is necessary to divide all loot into five parts, two of which are to Tenochtitlan, two to Texcoco and the other to Tlacopan.