Centro Histórico in Ciudad de México, Mexico — The Valley of Mexico (The Central Highlands)

The Mexica People

Photographed By J. Makali Bruton

1. The Mexica People Marker

Inscription. Click to hear the inscription.

El Pueblo Mexica
El pueblo que vivió en este lugar se llamaba a sí mismo mexica. Se trataba de personas hablantes del náhuatl que se asentaron en Tenochtitlan y la vecina ciudad de Tlatelolco.

Segun el relato mitico, su dios principal, Huitzilopochtli, les ordenó abandonar Aztlan. Después de una larga peregrinación, acontecimientos milagrosos les indican el lugar donde debían sentarse definitivamnte, como la aparición del aguila, representante del dios solar Huitztilopochtli, sobre un nopal en medio de la laguna. Asi, en 1325 inicia la vida en Tenochtitlan, que verá caida 200 años después tras la invasión española. Los últimos reductos del pueblo Mexica desaparecieron con el paso del tiempo; no así los hablantes de nahuatl, que han sobrevivido hasta nuestros dias en algunas regiones de esta ciudad y en otros estados de la República.

Codice Boturini, Salida de Aztlan del grupo Mexica.

English translation:
The Mexica People
The people who lived in this place called themselves Mexicas. They were Nahuatl-speakers who settled in Tenochtitlan and the neighboring

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city of Tlaltelolco.

According to their myths, their main god, Huitzilopochtli, ordered them to leave Aztlan. After a long pilgrimage, miraculous signs led them to their final place of residence, such as the appearance of the eagle, representative of the sun god Huitzilopochtli, perched on a prickly pear cactus in the middle of a lake And so, in 1325, life began in Tenochtitlan, which would see its fall 200 years later with the Spanish invasion. The final strongholds of the Mexica people disappeared as time passed the same cannot be said of Nahuatl speakers, who have survived to the present in some regions of this city and other states in Mexico.

Codice Boturini, Departure from Aztlan of the Mexica group.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Native Americans • Settlements & Settlers • Wars, Non-US. A significant historical year for this entry is 1325.

Location. 19° 26.072′ N, 99° 7.919′ W. Marker is in Ciudad de México. It is in Centro Histórico. Marker can be reached from Seminario near Plaza de la Constitucion, on the right when traveling north. The marker is on the grounds of the Museo del Templo Mayor. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: Seminario 8, Ciudad de México 06000, Mexico. Touch for directions.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. Plaza in Front of the Templo Mayor (here, next to this marker); The Basin of Mexico (a few steps from this

Photographed By J. Makali Bruton

2. The Mexica People Marker

marker); The City of Tenochtitlan (a few steps from this marker); The Templo Mayor and its Seven Construction Stages (a few steps from this marker); What is the Templo Mayor made of? (a few steps from this marker); The Cuauhxicalco, Place of the Eagle Vessel (within shouting distance of this marker); The Sacred Precinct of Mexico-Tenochtitlan (within shouting distance of this marker); The Sacred Tree (within shouting distance of this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Ciudad de México.

Credits. This page was last revised on May 27, 2023. It was originally submitted on March 11, 2023, by J. Makali Bruton of Accra, Ghana. This page has been viewed 49 times since then and 11 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on March 11, 2023, by J. Makali Bruton of Accra, Ghana.