Definitions

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  • adjective Of Tenochtitlan.
  • noun The people of Tenochtitlan.

Etymologies

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Nahuatl Tenochca, plural of Tenochcatl.

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Examples

  • The name they used for themselves was either Colhua Mexica or Tenochca.

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  • This important pictorial manuscript covers the period from about A.D. 1168 to 1355; it tells the story of the migration of the Tenochca-Mexica from Aztlan, their arrival at Chapultepec, their subjugation to Coxcox, ruler of Culhuacan, and their final destination of Mexico-Tenochtitlan.

    Primary sources 2008

  • This important pictorial manuscript covers the period from about A.D. 1168 to 1355; it tells the story of the migration of the Tenochca-Mexica from Aztlan, their arrival at Chapultepec, their subjugation to Coxcox, ruler of Culhuacan, and their final destination of Mexico-Tenochtitlan.

    Primary sources 2008

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