Tenochtitlán

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Illustration of Aztec warriors, wearing traditional armor and shields, defending the temple of Tenochtitlan with drums, weapons, and banners, at the base and top of a stepped pyramid.

Historical illustration showing Spanish conquistadors overseeing Indigenous laborers constructing buildings and carrying materials amid the ruins of Tenochtitlan, later Mexico City.

Map of Mexico and surrounding regions showing the location of the ancient city of Tenochtitlan in central Mexico. Neighboring countries including the United States, Belize, Guatemala, and Honduras are labeled, along with major bodies of water such as the Pacific Ocean and Gulf of Mexico. An inset globe highlights the region's position within North America.

The fall of Tenochtitlán

Great City of Tenochtitlán

Mural of Tenochtitlán, the Aztec capital

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Type	Description	Contributor	Date
	Add new Web site: The History Files - Tenochtitlan / Emperors of the Aztecs / Mexica (Mesoamerica).	Emily Rodriguez	Aug 12, 2026
	Add new Web site: White Rose Research Online - A remarkably patterned life: Domestic and public in the Aztec household city (PDF).	Grace Young	Jan 09, 2026
	Add new Web site: NPR - Tenochtitlán: A Retelling of the Conquest (2021).	Emily Rodriguez	Oct 14, 2023
	Add new Web site: NPR - Tenochtitlán: A Retelling of the Conquest (2021).	Emily Rodriguez	Oct 14, 2023
	Map added.	The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica	Jun 08, 2023
	Add new Web site: Academia - Mexico-Tenochtitlan: origin and transformations of the last Mesoamerican imperial city.	Emily Rodriguez	May 12, 2023
	Add new Web site: Ohio State University - Origins - The Fall of Tenochtitlan.	Gloria Lotha	Mar 17, 2023
	Add new Web site: GlobalSecurity.org - Tenochtitl�n.	Gloria Lotha	Dec 23, 2022
	Add new Web site: World History Encyclopedia - The Fall of Tenochtitlan.	Gloria Lotha	Oct 07, 2022
	Add new Web site: Ancient Origins - The fall of Tenochtitlan - truly the end of the Aztec Empire?	Emily Rodriguez	Sep 10, 2022
	Corrected display issue.	Adam Augustyn	Aug 14, 2019
	Add new Web site: Live Science - Tenochtitl�n: History of Aztec Capital.	Emily Rodriguez	Jul 12, 2016
	Add new Web site: Ancient History Encyclopedia - Tenochtitl�n, Mexico.	Gloria Lotha	Nov 02, 2014
	Add new Web site: Ancient History Encyclopedia - Tenochtitlan, Mexico.	Gloria Lotha	Jul 07, 2014
	Add new Web site: The Met - Teotihuacan.	Aakanksha Gaur	Jul 04, 2013
	Media added.	John M. Cunningham	Apr 08, 2011
	New article added.	Maren Goldberg	Mar 13, 2009