<P> Tenochtitlan ( Spanish : Tenochtitlan , Spanish pronunciation : ( ˈmexiko tenotʃˈtitlan ) ( listen ) ) , originally known as México - Tenochtitlán ( Classical Nahuatl : Mēxihco - Tenōchtitlan ( meːˈʃíʔ. ko te. noːt͡ʃ. ˈtí. t͡ɬan ) ) , was a large Mexica city - state in what is now the center of Mexico City . Founded on June 20 , 1325 , the city was built on an island in what was then Lake Texcoco in the Valley of Mexico . The city 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 - Tenochtitlán ( Classical Nahuatl : Mēxihco - Tenōchtitlan ( meːˈʃíʔ. ko te. noːt͡ʃ. ˈtí. t͡ɬan ) ) , was a large Mexica city - state in what is now the center of Mexico City . Founded on June 20 , 1325 , the city was built on an island in what was then Lake Texcoco in the Valley of Mexico . The city was the capital of the expanding Aztec Empire in the 15th century until it was captured by the Spanish in 1521 . </P>
aztecs founded tenochtitlan in 1325 to 1350 a.d. today tenochtitlan is known as
aztecs founded tenochtitlan in 1325 to 1350 a.d. today tenochtitlan is known as
Mexico City
Mexico City