Mexico City
Mexico City
Mexico City (pronunciation: /ˈmɛksɪkoʊ ˈsɪti/) is the capital city of Mexico, and the most populous city in North America. The city is located in the Valley of Mexico (Valle de México), a large valley in the high plateaus in the center of Mexico, at an altitude of 2,240 meters (7,350 ft).
Etymology
The name Mexico City is derived from the ancient Aztec capital, Tenochtitlan, which was founded in 1325. The name "Mexico" comes from the Nahuatl word "Mēxihco", which means "In the navel of the moon". The city was known as the "City of Palaces" in the 18th century, due to the number of stately buildings built during the colonial period.
Related Terms
- Valley of Mexico: The Valley of Mexico is a highlands plateau in central Mexico roughly coterminous with present-day Mexico City and the eastern half of the State of Mexico.
- Tenochtitlan: Tenochtitlan was a large Mexica city-state in what is now the center of Mexico City.
- Aztec: The Aztecs were a Mesoamerican culture that flourished in central Mexico in the post-classic period from 1300 to 1521.
- Nahuatl: Nahuatl is a language or group of languages of the Uto-Aztecan language family. Varieties of Nahuatl are spoken by about 1.7 million Nahua peoples, most of whom live in central Mexico.
External links
- Medical encyclopedia article on Mexico City
- Wikipedia's article - Mexico City
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