Cortés map, the first representation of Tenochtitlan

Cortes Map Of Tenochtitlan. 1524 Spanish Conquistador Hernán Cortés Map of Tenochtitlan Mexico City Aztec The Aztec Empire was a dominant society in Central Mexico that developed on the shores of Lake Texcoco "Twin Temple at Tenochtitlan" Codex Aubin, late 16th Century Massacre of Toxcatl

English: Map of Tenochtitlan, printed 1524 in Nuremberg, Germany "Twin Temple at Tenochtitlan" Codex Aubin, late 16th Century Massacre of Toxcatl

1524 Spanish Conquistador Hernán Cortés Map of Tenochtitlan Mexico City Aztec

Cortes' Map of Tenochtitlan and Gult of Mexico, 1524 The Aztec established their main city, Tenochtitlan, in 1325 CE and quickly spread throughout the rest of the region.Spanish conquistadors led by Hernan Cortes conquered the Aztec Empire in 1520 Built across a series of natural and artificial islands connected by causeways in the swamps of Lake Texcoco, it was to become one of the largest cities in the world, covering more than five square miles and with a population of perhaps 200,000.

The map of Tenochtitlan. Attributed to Hernán Cortés, 1524 Download Scientific Diagram. On the right is the city of Tenochtitlan, and the map shows the raised causeways that linked the island city to the mainland English: Map of Tenochtitlan, printed 1524 in Nuremberg, Germany

Map of Tenochtitlan from Praeclara Ferdinandi Cortesii de 12785086. Summary [edit] Title [Mexico City and the Gulf of Mexico] Hand colored map depicts the Aztec capital, Tenochtitlan, based on the eyewitness account of Hernán Cortés; shows the Aztec capital Temixlitan [Tenochtitlan] in Lake Texcoco, temple of Teocalli in the center, the Palace of Montezuma, houses, canals, causeways and natives paddling canoes