According to tradition, they founded Tenochtitlan ( "Place of the High Priest Tenoch" ) after much wandering when they saw on an island in Lake Texcoco the sign that their god Huitzilopochtli had indicated -- an eagle perched on a cactus, eating a serpent .
according to tradition they founded tenochtitlan place of the high priest tenoch after much wandering when they saw on an island in lake texcoco the sign that their god huitzilopochtli had indicated an eagle perched on a cactus eating a serpent