Tenochtitlan

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• In Tenochtitlan, intricate canals facilitated transportation and agriculture for its large population.

• Cortes, the Spanish invader, conquered the Aztecs in the 16th century, taking over Tenochtitlan, the capital.

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• Moving on, the Spanish arrived in Tenochtitlan on November 8.

  Academic text (1992)

• When the Spanish returned three months later, the people of Tenochtitlan were dying of smallpox.

  Fiction book (1992)

• Because it was an item imported into Tenochtitlan, the capital of the Aztec Empire, it was especially desirable.

  Academic text (2011)

• When the conquering Spaniards arrived in the early sixteenth century, long lines of trade extended out of Tenochtitlan, the Aztec capital in central Mexico.

  Academic text (1996)

• By the time of European contact, 150,000 to 200,000 people inhabited Tenochtitlan, and its metropolitan area contained some 400,000 inhabitants. 1400-1519

  Academic text (1992)

• Even before the arrival of the Spanish, the Zapotecs and Mixtecs were subject to the Aztecs of Tenochtitlan (today's Mexico City), to whom they were required to deliver a part of their resources in tribute.

  Academic text (2006)

• The Great Temple, located in the heart of Tenochtitlan, represented the religious significance of the Aztec empire.

• The ruins of Tenochtitlan are an important archaeological site that attracts thousands of visitors each year.

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