<P> Tenochtitlan ( Spanish : Tenochtitlan , Spanish pronunciation : ( ˈmexiko tenotʃˈtitlan ) ( listen ) ) , originally known as México - Tenochtitlan ( Classical Nahuatl : Mēxihco - Tenōchtitlan ( meːˈʃíʔ. ko te. noːt͡ʃ. ˈtí. t͡ɬan ) ) , was a large Mexica city - state on an island in Lake Texcoco in the Valley of Mexico . Founded on June 20 , 1325 , it was the capital of the expanding Aztec Empire in the 15th century until it was captured by the Spanish in 1521 . </P>
<P> Tenochtitlan ( Spanish : Tenochtitlan , Spanish pronunciation : ( ˈmexiko tenotʃˈtitlan ) ( listen ) ) , originally known as México - Tenochtitlan ( Classical Nahuatl : Mēxihco - Tenōchtitlan ( meːˈʃíʔ. ko te. noːt͡ʃ. ˈtí. t͡ɬan ) ) , was a large Mexica city - state on an island in Lake Texcoco in the Valley of Mexico . Founded on June 20 , 1325 , it was the capital of the expanding Aztec Empire in the 15th century until it was captured by the Spanish in 1521 . </P>
what was the name of the aztecs capital city
what was the name of the aztecs capital city
Tenochtitlan
Tenochtitlan