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

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

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

• 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.

• 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.

• 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.

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

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