Tenochtitlan
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Tenochtitlan was the massive capital city of the Aztec empire, built around 1325. It was located on an island in the middle of ancient Lake Texcoco.
The Aztecs ruled most of central Mexico, and large amounts of tribute came to Tenochtitlan from this empire. Tenochitlan had government centres, a giant marketplace, and major religious temples.
People used canals, roads and causeways to move around.
In 1529, Spanish conquistadors led by Hernando Cortes arrived in Tenochtitlan. Cortes was impressed with the city, but still decided to attack it. The Spanish and their Tlaxcalan allies invaded Tenochtitlan and the city fell in 1521.
The modern day city of Mexico was built on the ruins of Tenochtitlan.