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Aztec Tenochtitlan

Type Object Region Mesoamerica Time c. 1325–1521

Tenochtitlan was the Aztec capital founded around 1325 on an island in Lake Texcoco, famed for its canals, causeways, and chinampa floating gardens, …

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  1. c. 1325–1350Island in Lake Texcoco · Valley of MexicoThe Mexica, following an oracle, built their capital on a small island in the lake, constructing causeways to connect the shore and expanding farmland with chinampas, establishing the pattern of a lake city.
  2. 1351–1360Tenochtitlan · Valley of MexicoOver this decade the city's population and trade networks continued to grow, exerting influence over the city-states around Lake Texcoco, laying the foundation for the later Texcoco–Tenochtitlan–Tlacopan Triple Alliance.
  3. c. 1428–1521Tenochtitlan · Valley of MexicoAfter the Triple Alliance was formed, Tenochtitlan became the political and religious center of the Aztec Empire, with the great pyramid and palace district expanded, controlling the valley's tribute and long-distance trade.

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