Tenochtitlan in a sentence

Aftermath The Spaniards were forced to flee the city and they took refuge in Tlaxcala, and signed a treaty with them to conquer Tenochtitlan, offering to the Tlaxcalans freedom from any kind of tribute and the control of Tenochtitlan.

Tenochtitlan was built according to a fixed plan and centered on the ritual precinct, where the Great Pyramid of Tenochtitlan rose convert above the city.

That night—June 30, 1520—the Aztecs, furious over the slaughter of their nobles and priests, drove the Spanish invaders from their capital, Tenochtitlan.

Scientists have discovered a species of venomous spider (Loxosceles tenochtitlan, pictured) with venom so potent that it rots human flesh in a single bite.

Although Tízoc's reign was relatively short, he began the rebuilding of the Great Pyramid of Tenochtitlan (a task completed by his younger brother in 1487), and also put down a rebellion of the Matlatzincan peoples of the Toluca Valley.

Among the Aztecs' greatest achievements, Moctezuma and Nezahualcoyotl of Texcoco organized the construction and completion of a double aqueduct pipe system, supplying the city of Tenochtitlan with fresh water.

Aztecs admired Mixtec craftsmanship so much that they imported artisans to Tenochtitlan and requested work to be done in certain Mixtec styles.

Both of the chacmools from the Great Temple of Tenochtitlan were clearly associated with Tlaloc.

By the time he arrived in Tenochtitlan the Spaniards had a large army.

Cortés began a policy of attrition towards Tenochtitlan, cutting off supplies and subduing the Aztecs' allied cities.

Cortés, H. 1520, p. 70. Since arriving in Tenochtitlan, Cortés faced early trouble.

Cortés, H. 1520, p. 89. Social classes Tenochtitlan can be considered the most complex society in Mesoamerica in regard to social stratification.

Cortés left 200 men in Tenochtitlan and took the rest to confront Narváez.

Cristóbal de Olid leads Spanish soldiers with Tlaxcalan allies in the conquest of Jalisco, 1522 Despite the decline of the Aztec empire, most of the Mesoamerican cultures were intact after the fall of Tenochtitlan.

During the Noche Triste (June 30 – July 1, 1520), the Spaniards managed a narrow escape from Tenochtitlan across the Tlacopan causeway, while their rearguard was being massacred.

He ascended to the throne when he was around 25 years old, while Tenochtitlan was being besieged by the Spanish and devastated by an epidemic of smallpox brought to the New World by the invaders.

He died the next year before returning to Tenochtitlan.

He succeeded and the Spaniards were driven out of Tenochtitlan on June 30, 1520.

Huitzilopochtli honoured Cópil by causing a cactus to grow over Cópil's heart.) Legend has it that this is the site on which the Mexicas built their capital city of Tenochtitlan.

In 1978 electrical workers in Mexico City found the remains of the Great Pyramid of Tenochtitlan in the middle of the city.