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apr 19, 1325 - Founding of Tenochtitlan

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Aztecs also known as Mexicas saw Huitzilopochtli (in form of eagle) in front of them standing on a cactus killing a snake, so the Aztecs thought Huitzilopochtli indicated them where to settle, and by the time Tenochtitlan was the Aztecs capital. This event has a great importance in these days Mexico city, the capital of the whole republic is built above Tenochtitlan ruins.

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apr 19, 1325
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~ 701 years ago

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