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Tenochtitlán

American  
[te-nawch-tee-tlahn] / tɛˌnɔtʃ tiˈtlɑn /

noun

  1. the capital of the Aztec empire: founded in 1325; destroyed by the Spaniards in 1521; now the site of Mexico City.


Tenochtitlán British  
/ tɛˌnɔːtʃtiːˈtlɑːn /

noun

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

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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The year 2021 marked the 500th anniversary of the fall of Tenochtitlán, the site of modern-day Mexico City and the capital of the Aztec empire, at the hands of Hernán Cortés and his small army.

From BBC Mar. 17, 2026

Yet a little more than two years later, he captured Tenochtitlán, the Aztecs’ capital, and toppled their empire.

From The Wall Street Journal Nov. 14, 2025

The Aztecs built Tenochtitlán — what became Mexico City — on the lake’s islands and chinampas — small, artificial fields.

From Seattle Times Nov. 26, 2023

Now Marek and Danza Azteca Tenochtitlán have filed a claim against the U.S.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 1, 2023

In triumph he entered the great pueblo of Tenochtitlán or Mexico.

From The Colonization of North America 1492-1783 by Bolton, Herbert Eugene

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