"Was Mexico founded on water?"

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"Mexico City was -- it was built on lake land"

by Rickisgirl on Apr 22 2008 (21 months ago)

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In fact, it's now sinking! There are buildings there that have entrances that are now below ground, that did not start out that way!

Here's some info on it:

http://www.greatdreams.com/cities.htm

When I was a child my grandmother, who was from Mexico, told me that Mexico City was built by the lakes because the Aztecs saw a bird eating a snake on that spot at Lake Texcoco, which to them was a sign; hence, that's on the Mexican flag.

Sources: cited above, and my abuelita!

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"It depends how you define Mexico."

by Pales on Apr 22 2008 (21 months ago)

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The Aztec capitol/capital, Tenochitian, was located on islands.

The same as Paris was located on an island. The citadel for the rulers was on an island in the Seine.

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Are you a Chilango? If so, you may mean Mexico City.

Wikipedia says:

"Mexico (in Spanish pronounced "Me-hi-co") City was founded as Mexico-Tenochtitlan on March 18, 1325 by the Nahua Aztec or Mexican tribe, which rapidly became the capital of a sophisticated growing empire.[7] Located on a small island on the middle of Lake Texcoco, the layout of the city forced the Aztecs to build an artificial island with a series of canals to allow the growth of the metropolis.[8][9] A number of causeways were also constructed from the shoreline to the central island. These causeways are the foundation of the various calzadas which are today principal avenues in Mexico City. In fact, although the lake was salty, dams built by the Aztecs kept the city surrounded by clear water from the rivers that fed the lake. Two double aqueducts provided the city with fresh water; this was intended mainly for cleaning and washing.[10]"

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mexico_City