Tenochtitlan: Capital of the Aztec Empire (Ancient Cities of the

TenochtitlanCapital of the Aztec Empire\nAuthor(s): Jos Luis de Rojas\nFormat: Paperback\nPublisher: University Press of Florida, United States\nImprint: University Press of Florida\nISBN-13: 9780813060316, 978-0813060316\nSynopsis\nTenochtitlan, capital of the Aztec empire before the Spanish conquest, rivalled any other great city of its time. In Europe, only Paris, Venice, and Constantinople were larger. Cradled in the Valley of Mexico, the city is unique among New World capitals in that it was well-described and chronicled by the conquistadors who subsequently demolished it. This means that, though centuries of redevelopment have frustrated efforts to access the ancient citys remains, much can be told about its urban landscape, politics, economy, and religion.\n\nWhile Tenochtitlan commands a great deal of attention from archaeologists and Mesoamerican scholars, very little has been written about the city for a non-technical audience in English. In this fascinating book, eminent e.