It is both the oldest founded in and the highest 7, feet metropolis on the North American continent. And with an estimated 22 million inhabitants it's the most populous city in the western hemisphere. Between these periods, from to , the Toltec Empire controlled the valley of Mexico. As the story goes, the nomadic Aztecs were searching for a promised land in which to settle.
Their prophecies announced that they would recognize the spot when they encountered an eagle perched on a prickly pear cactus and holding a snake in its beak. They settled on what was then an island in shallow Lake Texcoco and connected it to lakeshore satellite towns by a network of calzadas canals and causeways, now freeways.
Even then it was the largest city in the western hemisphere and, according to historians, one of the three largest cities on Earth. A combination of factors made the Spanish conquest possible. Thus, Moctezuma welcomed the foreigner with gifts of gold and palatial accommodations. He was backed by a huge army of Indians from other settlements such as Cholula and Tlaxcala, who saw a chance to end their submission to the Aztec empire. Mexico comes from Mexica pronounced meh -shee-ka , which was the Aztecs' name for themselves.
Aztec is the Spaniards' name for the Mexica. It was said he wanted to be buried here, near the site of his greatest victory, made possible by feats like constructing a fleet of wooden warships to assault the lake-ringed island city. Tenochtitlan was completely surrounded by a shallow lake crossed by narrow causeways, so the Spaniards built attack ships known as bergantines — something akin to floating battle platforms — to fight the Aztecs in their canoes.
Tenochtitlan also marked some terrible defeats for the Spaniards. They had entered the city in , but had been chased out with great losses a few months later, leaving most of their plundered gold behind. In , a public works project in the area unearthed a bar of melted Aztec gold — a small part of the loot that the Spanish soldiers dropped in their retreat.
Survival, above all, was the main Indigenous victory from Now, Gloria wants to redeem Malinche, the indigenous woman who helped the Spaniards as a translator. Long considered a traitor, Malinche ensured the survival of her line. Sections U. Count: We have sent you a verification email. To verify, just follow the link in the message. From around the web. Popular Galleries View all ». Get to know how. A square in Poland is named after Harivansh Rai Bachchan, a look at the city's love affair with the Bachchans.
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