Mexico City is celebrating 700 years since its founding with public events on Saturday, highlighting its Indigenous roots.

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 ...

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 ...

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.

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 for centuries has been shaped by just one perspective: a European one. The story of how Hernán Cortés and a few hundred Spaniards ...

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 ...