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Tenochtitlán
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Te·noch·ti·tlán  (t-ncht-tlän)
An ancient Aztec capital on the site of present-day Mexico City. Founded c. 1325, it was destroyed by the Spanish in 1521.
Tenochtitlán [tɛˌnɔːtʃtiːˈtlɑːn]
n
(Placename) an ancient city and capital of the Aztec empire on the present site of Mexico City; razed by Cortés in 1521
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The Aztecs designated a special square in their capital of Tenochtitlan for the ceremony to be performed.
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Born in 1467, Moctezuma II was the ninth and last emperor of the Mexica people, whose capital Tenochtitlan was situated on what is modern-day Mexico City.
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Born in 1467, Moctezuma II was the ninth and last emperor of the Mexica people, whose capital Tenochtitlan was situated on what is modern-day Mexico City.
London exhibit sheds light on Aztec emperor by AFP / AFP Global Edition
 
 
 
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