KnowraMexico CityLinked fromLinked fromThe 56 pages that link to Mexico City, each with the reason it gives.All 56Broader topic 12Related 30Narrower topic 9Compared with 5Spanish conquest of the Aztec EmpireBroader topic: The conquerors remade the captured capital as the center of colonial power.Groundwater depletionBroader topic: Groundwater extraction beneath the city has contributed to severe land subsidence.Land subsidenceBroader topic: Its compressible lake sediments and intensive groundwater pumping have caused severe, uneven sinking.MexicoBroader topic: The national capital anchors Mexico’s political life and metropolitan core.Lake TexcocoBroader topic: The modern metropolis expanded across Lake Texcoco’s drained bed.Cuauhtémoc CárdenasBroader topic: Cárdenas governed the city after residents gained the right to elect its executive.Tourism in MexicoBroader topic: The country’s leading urban destination combines national history with major museums and contemporary city life.Mexican miracleBroader topic: Its rapid expansion concentrated industry, government, and employment during the growth period.Mexican PlateauBroader topic: Its immense urban area occupies the plateau’s largest metropolitan basin.Tommie SmithBroader topic: Its Olympic stadium was the site of Smith’s race and medal-ceremony protest.Ernesto ZedilloBroader topic: Zedillo’s administration moved the Federal District’s mayoral election into the national electoral system, producing an elected mayor in 1997.Pérez PradoBroader topic: Prado moved his career there, recording and working in an industry with international reach.