Mexico City History

Mexico City is the capitol of Mexico and the center of the nations politics, culture and economic environment. Its current population is around 17 million which makes it the second largest metropolitan area in the world behind Tokyo, Japan.
Mexico was built on the ruins of Tenochtitian, which was the capital of the Aztec Empire. The Aztecs had developed an advanced civilization that dominated much of what is now the country of Mexico during the 15th and 16th centuries. In the early 16th century Spanish explorers arrived and conquered the Aztecs, founding Mexico city on the Aztec ruins. Mexico City soon became the center of Spain’s American colonies. Mexico gained its independence from Spain in the 1820s and Mexico City became the capitol of the new nation.


Mask uncovered from Tlatilco
The central region of the Mexican high plateau has been inhabited by different peoples for at least 20,000 years. Evidence of this is found through artifacts uncovered at Tlapaco...