Tenochtitlan, also known as Mexico-Tenochtitlan, was a large Mexica altepetl in what is now the historic center of Mexico City. The exact date of the founding of the city is unclear. The date 13 March 1325 was chosen in 1925 to celebrate the 600th anniversary of the city.

What does the word Tenochtitlán mean?

Tenochtitlan was a Nahua altepetl located on an island in Lake Texcoco, in the Valley of Mexico. ... Today the ruins of Tenochtitlan are located in the central part of Mexico City. Its name comes from Nahuatl tetl and nōchtli and means "Among the prickly pears [growing among] rocks".

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an ancient city and capital of the Aztec empire on the present site of Mexico City; razed by Cortés in 1521.