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The 32 pages that link to Tenochtitlan, each with the reason it gives.

• Spanish conquest of the Aztec EmpireBroader topic: The campaign's objective was the capture of this political and ceremonial center.

• Mexico CityBroader topic: Mexico City was built over this former capital, whose ruins remain beneath its historic center.

• Aztec EmpireBroader topic: It was the alliance's principal political center and the empire's largest city.

• MexicaBroader topic: Its foundation in 1325 marks the Mexica's decisive settlement in the valley.

• Moctezuma IIRelated: It was Moctezuma’s seat of government and the setting for his encounter with Cortés.

• TeotihuacanCompared with: Its documented imperial government contrasts with Teotihuacan’s unknown political structure.

• Triple AllianceRelated: As the alliance’s strongest partner, it increasingly directed campaigns and received the largest share of tribute.

• Aztec religionBroader topic: Its Templo Mayor and ceremonial precinct concentrated the empire's most prominent public worship.

• CuscoCompared with: Its conquest and transformation provide a comparison with the Spanish takeover of Cusco.

• Bernardino de SahagúnBroader topic: Sahagún gathered knowledge about the city and its people after its conquest.

• Codex MendozaRelated: The manuscript presents the city as the center of Mexica rule.

• Aztec agricultureRelated: Feeding this densely populated island city depended on nearby fields and lake transport.

• ChinampaRelated: Chinampa agriculture helped provision the major urban center in its lake environment.

• Lake TexcocoBroader topic: Its location and growth depended on the lake’s islands and waters.

• Mesoamerican ballgameBroader topic: The Aztec-era court and colonial accounts document the game in the late pre-Hispanic period.

• Aztec calendarRelated: Calendrical ceremonies and civic timekeeping were centered in the imperial capital.

• CuauhtémocRelated: Cuauhtémoc ruled and defended this city during the 1521 siege.

• HuitzilopochtliRelated: The city identified Huitzilopochtli as its patron and housed his principal temple.

• Pedro de AlvaradoRelated: Alvarado commanded Spanish forces in the city during Cortés’s absence in 1520.

• La Noche TristeRelated: Cortés's forces escaped from this island city along its causeways.

• Templo MayorNarrower topic: Templo Mayor stood at the ceremonial and political center of this island city.

• AztlanBroader topic: Migration narratives culminate in the founding of the city that became the Mexica capital.

• Flower WarRelated: The city was the alliance's leading power and a principal participant in ritual warfare.

• Mexico City Metropolitan CathedralRelated: The cathedral rose within the former capital’s ceremonial and urban core.

• Mesoamerican architectureBroader topic: Causeways, canals, and monumental precincts organized a city on a lake.

• Flag of MexicoRelated: The eagle-and-cactus emblem recalls the city’s legendary founding place.

• Moctezuma IBroader topic: Its political and material power grew markedly during Moctezuma's rule.

• AztecsBroader topic: The Mexica founded their capital before expanding into an empire.

• History of Mexico CityBroader topic: The city’s history begins with this Mexica capital, whose site became the colonial city.

• Aztec architectureBroader topic: Its temples, causeways, canals, and neighborhoods joined monumental design to urban infrastructure.

• MacuahuitlRelated: The city’s military and political history provides the setting for the weapon’s use.

• William H. PrescottBroader topic: Its siege and fall provide the climax of Prescott’s account of Mexico’s conquest.