Tenochtitlan

This is the ancient Aztec capital city, built on what was Lake Texcoco, with causeways to the shore. It was built in 1325, and was the capital of the Aztec empire until 1521, when it was captured by the Spanish headed by Hernán Cortéz. They then, as with everywhere else, demolished any representation of the locals temples of worship. The stones from the Temple's helped build the Catholic Basilica.Read more