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Mexico City, through time.

Discover Mexico City’s history, age reference and living heritage.

A city has many beginnings. Ages below count calendar years to 2026 from the stated milestone, not exact birthdays or the first human presence. Illustrations are AI-created artistic interpretations, not historical evidence.

Imagined fourteenth-century Tenochtitlan community, lake island, chinampa gardens, canoes and modest early Mexica buildings.
Imagined fourteenth-century Tenochtitlan community, lake island, chinampa gardens, canoes and modest early Mexica buildings. · AI illustration

Traditional Tenochtitlan foundation reference

Mexico City

701 yearsfrom 1325 CE to 2026

Tenochtitlan's foundation is conventionally dated to 1325, although historical sources give differing dates. The Mexica city developed on a lake island and later became the site of colonial and modern Mexico City. Treat 1325 as a traditional reference.

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Explore the historic centre and its pre-Hispanic layers to connect the present city with Tenochtitlan.

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