Mexico City commemorated the 700th anniversary of its founding on Saturday with a series of public events and performances that celebrated its Indigenous heritage and historical roots.

Mexico City is marking 700 years since the founding of Tenochtitlan, the ancient Aztec capital buried beneath the modern metropolis. The government staged a massive celebration to honor its Indigenous ...

The Mexica city’s founding is celebrated with new commemorations, reinforcing a nationalist focus on Indigenous identity ...

Mexico City marks seven centuries since the founding of Tenochtitlan, the ancient Aztec capital buried beneath the modern metropolis. Also, France reverses a ban, reintroducing a controversial ...

Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. Mexico-Tenochtitlan was situated where Mexico City ...

Tenochtitlán was an Aztec city that flourished between A.D. 1325 and 1521. Built on an island on Lake Texcoco, it had a system of canals and causeways that supplied the hundreds of thousands of ...

In a sense, 1521 is Mexico's 1619. A foundational moment that has for a long time been shaped by just one perspective, a European one. The story of how Hernán Cortés and his small army of ...

BARBARA MUNDY: So in the year 1500, Tenochtitlan is one of the largest cities in the world. It has probably about 150,000 people. At this point, London might have, like, 60,000. Rome has maybe 25,000.

The city’s subsidence is a result of water extraction from deeper layers. Each year, the area where Tenochtitlan once stood sinks by between four and five centimeters (1.5-1.9in).

The project, Chicagotlan: Finding Tenochtitlan in Chicago, includes an explanation of the history of Pilsen’s Plaza Tenochtitlan, the 18th Street Pink Line Stop, and some murals across the city.

Mexico City marks the 700th anniversary of its founding with events celebrating Indigenous origins. Performances and dances ...