Mexicotenochtitlan o mexicotenochtitlan speaker icon. The capital of the aztec aztec, indian people dominating central mexico at the time of the spanish conquest explanation of mexico tenochtitlan. This place is situated in jaltipan, veracruz, mexico, its geographical coordinates are 17 45 30 north, 94 45 0 west and its original name with diacritics is tenochtitlan. The aztecs life in tenochtitlan search and download pdf files for. The ruins of the aztecs templo mayor, in mexico citys famous zocalo, where it abuts a. Aztec culture before and after the conquest alexandra mckenna dr. All structured data from the file and property namespaces is available under the creative commons cc0 license. Sep 25, 20 tenochtitlan also spelled tenochtitlan, located on an island near the western shore of lake texcoco in central mexico, was the capital city and religious centre of the aztec civilization. Annotation recommended annotation visible only to you.
This topographical map of mexico city and its surroundings dates from around 1550, some three decades after the conquest of the aztec capital of tenochtitlan by hernan cortes in 1521. The word mexico is a derivative of mexica pronounced mesheeka. The founding of capital city in the middle of a marshy lake may at first seem absurd, but its exact location was foretold and fulfilled by prophesy, and. The digitalsigns in the map of mexico 1550 museums and the. Upon occupying the city, the spanish pulled down its central parts and replaced the aztec temples with buildings. At the time of spanish conquests, mexico city comprised both tenochtitlan and tlatelolco. Mexico city was built upon some of the ruins of tenochtitlan. It was located on an island in lake texcoco in the valley of mexico. Mexicos history is loosely based on a true story, and nowhere is this more apparent than in the history of the conquest. What do the buried secrets of tenochtitlan tell us.
The temples were dedicated to tlaloc and huitzilopochtli. This page was last edited on 23 november 2014, at 04. The death of aztec tenochtitlan, the life of mexico city on jstor. It was founded in 25 and served as the capital until the aztecs were conquered by spanish conquistador hernan cortes in 1520. The digitalsigns in the map of mexico 1550 museums and the web. The fall of tenochtitlan the history of mexico medium. Tenochtitlan essay heilbrunn timeline of art history. The city extended f rom north to s outh, from the north border of tlatel olco to the swamps, which by that time were gradually disappearing to the west. Crean alliance triple con texcoco y tlacopan y construyen. Mexico was a site of several advanced amerindian civilizations including the olmec, toltec, teotihuacan, zapotec, maya, and aztec.
Tenochtitlan, capital city of the aztecs historywiz ancient. Tenochtitlan, the capital of the aztec empire, was built on a cluster of small natural islands on lake texcoco in the valley of mexico. At its summit, it had two temples and a double staircase. Mexico tenochtitlan article about mexico tenochtitlan by. The capital was founded in 25 during the heyday of the aztec civilisation and remained the capital of the empire until it was finally captured by the spanish invaders in 1521. The spanish conquistador hernan cortes arrived in tenochtitlan on 8 november 1519 and wrote to the emperor charles v of the greatness and the strange and wondrous things of this great city of tenochtitlan. National museum of anthropology scale model of tenochtitlan. A concise historyof mexico the library of congress. May 07, 2012 a thriving culture developed and the aztec civilization came to dominate other tribes all around mexico. Origen y ocaso del linaje gobernante en mexicotenochtitlan. In less than 200 years, it evolved from a small settlement on an island in the western swamps of lake texcoco into the powerful political, economic, and religious center of the greatest empire of precolumbian mexico. Tenochtitlan was the capital city and center of the aztec empire.
Santa fes historical fame and geographical position made it a center into which flowed commercial, military, mining, and adventuresome folks. Part one of a 30 minute presentation on mexico briefly outlining the history of the country, with highlights on art, writers and poets, agricultural and the automotive industry. Early next day we left iztapalapa with a large escort of those great caciques whom i have already mentioned we proceeded along the causeway which is here eight paces in width and runs so straight to the city of mexico tenochtitlan that it does not seem to me to turn either much or little, but, broad as it is, it was so crowded. Heres an in depth glimpse to this beautiful ancient city called tenochtitlan, that the aztec people called their home. History of the ancient aztec people and tenochtitlan, the. It is believed that the aztecs, whose name means the people of aztlan, began to emigrate in the 6th century. The palaces and temples that greeted cortez and his soldiers are gone and in their place is a teeming city with its own palaces and temples, including the metropolitan cathedral that dominates the zocalo, the immense central plaza of mexicos capital. Sep 20, 2018 tenochtitlan of the 14th and 15th centuries a. The mexica established mexico tenochtitlan, a settlement on an island in lake. The project the digitalsigns in the map of mexico 1550 is a project about open access, and has as the longterm purpose of supporting collaboration within communities of practice cop wenger, 1998 and communities of interest coi fischer, 2001 that are concerned with the dissemination and preservation of mesoamerican cultural heritage. Tlaloc was responsible for providing a good rain season and an abundant harvest. So the aztecs really had the worst pickings when it came to choice of.
Artist rendering of the aztec capital tenochtitlan tenochtitlan, a nican tlaca city. Even then, the basin of mexico was densely occupied, and the island city afforded the mexica a commanding lead over trade in the basin. Famed for riches of gold and turquoise, feared due to human sacrifice, and still remembered. Files are available under licenses specified on their description page. This great city of tenochtitlan mexico is situated in this salt lake, and from the main land to the denser parts of it, by whichever route one chooses to enter, the distance is two leagues. The remains of tenochtitlan, the capital of the mexica aztec empire, today lie buried beneath mexico city. One of the most beautiful mexican legends recounts that the people of aztlan, north of what is today mexico, had to leave their homes by orders of their gods in search of the promised land. The audio, illustrations, photos, and videos are credited beneath the media asset, except for promotional images, which generally link to another page that contains the media credit. What today is mexico city was the aztec capital of tenochtitlan.
The first wave of immigrants that would be known as the aztecs, were not the first people who came to the valley of mexico. Tenochtitlan was located on a swampy island in lake texcoco in what is today south central mexico. If the leader was the reborn priest king, the aztec emissaries were instructed to plead with him to stay away from tenochtitlan until motecuhzomas death, at. The legend of the foundation of tenochtitlan inside mexico. Mexico city before spanish colonization water in mexico city. Built on an island on lake texcoco, it had a system of canals and causeways that supplied the hundreds of thousands of. Resume index plan texte bibliographie documents annexes notes citation auteur. There are four avenues or entrances to the city, all of which are formed by artificial causeways, two spears length in width. Ni hambrunas, ni guerras, ni terremotos han puesto fin a mexico tenochtitlan. A thriving culture developed and the aztec civilization came to dominate other tribes all around mexico.
An example of a twin stairs pyramid is the great temple of tenochtitlan. Dec 23, 2008 part one of a 30 minute presentation on mexico briefly outlining the history of the country, with highlights on art, writers and poets, agricultural and the automotive industry. Tenochtitlan was the aztec empire in what is now mexico. Tenochtitlan was founded in the 14th century on an island in the salt lake of texcoco. What links here related changes upload file special pages permanent. Kautt when one reflects on the early days of mesoamerica, that period before spanish conquest, there is one city that really stands out. Geography of the aztec world the concept of sacred landscape the valley of mexico.
Spanish drawings of tenochtitlan bing images aztecas. So they made gardens on platforms in the water called. The opening of the chihuahuan silver mines in northern mexico encouraged trade to the south. On the left, the gulf of mexico south is at the top, part of cuba left. Jun 15, 2017 tenochtitlan was an aztec city that flourished between a. Tenochtitlan was a city of great wealth, obtained through the spoils of tribute from conquered regions. The city, which now lies under the foundations of mexico city, was the biggest civilization of its time and one of the most majestic mankind has built. Tenochtitlan was the capital city of the aztec empire from the middle of the 0s to the early 1500s. Drawing on period representations of the city in sculptures, texts, and maps, the death of aztec tenochtitlan, the life of mexico city builds a convincing case that this global capital remained, through the sixteenth century, very much an amerindian city. Jump to navigation jump to search this is a list of the tlatoque of the precolumbian era altepetl of tenochtitlan. The city was very large, since the city was on a lake they did not have proper places to build farms and gardens.
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