Mexicans (Spanish: mexicanos) are the people of Mexico, a country in
North America.The Mexica founded Tenochtitlan in 1325 as an altepetl
(city-state) located on an island in Lake Texcoco, in the Valley of
Mexico. It became the capital of the expanding Aztec Empire in the
15th century, until captured by the Spanish in 1521. At its peak, it
was the largest city in the Pre-Columbian Americas. It subsequently
became a cabecera of the Viceroyalty of New Spain. Today the ruins of
Tenochtitlan are located in the central part of Mexico City.The modern
nation of Mexico achieved independence from the Spanish Empire in
1810; this began the process of forging a national identity that fused
the cultural traits of indigenous pre-Columbian origin with those of
Spanish origin. This led to what has been termed "a peculiar form of
multi-ethnic nationalism".
North America.The Mexica founded Tenochtitlan in 1325 as an altepetl
(city-state) located on an island in Lake Texcoco, in the Valley of
Mexico. It became the capital of the expanding Aztec Empire in the
15th century, until captured by the Spanish in 1521. At its peak, it
was the largest city in the Pre-Columbian Americas. It subsequently
became a cabecera of the Viceroyalty of New Spain. Today the ruins of
Tenochtitlan are located in the central part of Mexico City.The modern
nation of Mexico achieved independence from the Spanish Empire in
1810; this began the process of forging a national identity that fused
the cultural traits of indigenous pre-Columbian origin with those of
Spanish origin. This led to what has been termed "a peculiar form of
multi-ethnic nationalism".
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