Mexico City is celebrating 700 years since its founding with public events on Saturday, highlighting its Indigenous roots.

The Mexica city’s founding is celebrated with new commemorations, reinforcing a nationalist focus on Indigenous identity ...

Mexico City marks the 700th anniversary of its founding with events celebrating Indigenous origins. Performances and dances ...

Mexico City marks seven centuries since the founding of Tenochtitlan, the ancient Aztec capital buried beneath the modern ...

Mexico City is marking 700 years since the founding of Tenochtitlan, the ancient Aztec capital buried beneath the modern metropolis. The government staged a massive celebration to honor its Indigenous ...

A dancer hold a censer during a performance commemorating the 700 year anniversary of the founding of the Aztec city of Tenochtitlan, known today as Mexico City, at Zocalo square in Mexico City ...

Mexico-Tenochtitlan was situated where Mexico City stands today. Historic buildings in the capital were lit up, while replicas of several Aztec gods were placed in the main square and illuminated ...

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Like a wound that has not yet healed, the vestiges of the great Tenochtitlan, which fell into the hands of the Spanish conquerors 500 years ago, are still present in México City.

By reorienting Mexico City-Tenochtitlan as a colonial capital and indigenous city, Mundy demonstrates its continuity across time. Using maps, manuscripts, and artworks, she draws out two themes: the ...

Mexico City is preparing for the 500 anniversary of the fall of the Aztec capital of Tenochtitlan, today´s Mexico City, on Aug. 13, 2021. (AP Photo/Eduardo Verdugo) MARIA VERZA, Associated Press ...

It also includes the 15-foot statue of Mexico’s first Indigenous president on Michigan Avenue and Cortés’ map of Tenochtitlan in 1524 located at the Newberry Library, 60 W. Walton St.