Tenochtitlan
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Summary
Tenochtitlan is an altepetl[1]. Tenochtitlan draws 19,436 Wikipedia views per month (altepetl category, ranking #1 of 5).[2]
Key Facts
- Country: Mexico[3]
- Instance of: big city[4], city-state[5]
- Head of state: Acamapichtli[6], Huitzilihuitl[7], Chimalpopoca[8], Itzcoatl[9], Moctezuma I[10], Axayacatl[11], Tizoc[12], Ahuitzotl[13], Moctezuma II[14], Cuitláhuac[15], Cuauhtémoc[16]
- Founder: Mexica[17]
- Basic form of government: monarchy[18]
- Part of: Aztec Empire[19]
- Commons category: Tenochtitlan[20]
- Inception: March 1, 1325[21]
- Dissolved, abolished or demolished date: August 13, 1521[22]
- Located in/on physical feature: Lake Texcoco[23]
- Significant event: Fall of Tenochtitlan[24]
- Topic's main category: Category:Tenochtitlan[25]
- Commons gallery: Tenochtitlan[26]
- Population: 212,500[27], 150,000[28], 70,000[29]
- Replaced by: Mexico City[30]
- Capital of: Aztec Empire[31]
- Category for people born here: Q32654335[32]
- Category for people who died here: Q32654344[33]
- Category of associated people: Q32654339[34]
- Different from: Tenochtitlan[35]
- Office held by head of state: tlatoani[36]
- Area: 13 km²[37]
- Language used: Nahuatl[38]
- Category for maps or plans: Category:Maps of Tenochtitlan[39]
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Brands and Namesakes
Things named for Tenochtitlan include Mexico City[40], a federative entity of Mexico[41], in Mexico[42], founded in 1521[43]; Zócalo/Tenochtitlan[44], a metro station[45], in Mexico[46]; and Loxosceles tenochtitlan[47], a taxon[48].
Why It Matters
Tenochtitlan has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[49] Tenochtitlan is known by 21 alternative names across languages and contexts.[50]
Entities named for Tenochtitlan include Mexico City[40], a federative entity of Mexico[41], in Mexico[42], founded in 1521[43]; Zócalo/Tenochtitlan[44], a metro station[45], in Mexico[46]; and Loxosceles tenochtitlan[47], a taxon[48].