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Tenochtitlan

here are some towns in Mexico which are spelled "Tenochtitlán", like San Lorenzo Tenochtitlán

San Lorenzo Tenochtitlán

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1116 The Aztecs leave Aztlán searching for the site of what will eventually become Tenochtitlán and later Mexico City

1325 March 18:Tenochtitlan founded.

1428 Itzcóatl becomes ruler of the Aztecs. He eventually begins the construction of Tenochtitlan.

1440 Itzcóatl, Aztec ruler of Tenochtitlan dies and is succeeded by Moctezuma I, Moctezuma Ilhuicamina.

1469 Moctezuma I, Aztec ruler of Tenochtitlan dies and is succeeded by Axayacatl.

1473 Axayacatl, Aztec ruler of Tenochtitlan invades the territory of neighboring Aztec city of Tlatelolco. The ruler of Tlatelolco is killed and replaced by a military governor. Tlatelolco loses its independen

1481 Tizoc, the Aztec ruler of the city of Tenochtitlán, rose to power.

1481 Axayacatl, Aztec ruler of Tenochtitlan dies and is succeeded by his brother Tízoc.

1486 Tízoc, Aztec ruler of Tenochtitlan dies. Some sources suggest that he was poisoned, others that he was the victim of sorcery or illness. He is succeeded by his brother Auitzotl.

1487 Aztec emperor Auitzotl dedicates Great Temple Pyramid of Tenochtitlán with thousands of human sacrifices.

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here are some towns in Mexico which are spelled "Tenochtitlán", like San Lorenzo Tenochtitlán

San Lorenzo Tenochtitlán

San Lorenzo Tenochtitl?n is the collective name for three related archaeological sites -- San Lorenzo, Tenochtitl?n, and Potrero Nuevo -- located in the southeast portion of the Mexican state of Veracruz....
, in which case the accent is used. However, the Aztec capital is not spelled that way in either Spanish (see