[DOC] [TLE] New Spain - Wikipedia [PAR] New Spain (Spanish: Nueva Espaa) was a Spanish colony in the New World 
north of the Isthmus of Panama. It was established following the Spanish 
conquest of the Aztec Empire in ... The capital of New Spain was Mexico City. .... 
To shore up its claims in North America starting in the late 18th century, Spanish 
expeditions... [DOC] [TLE] Tenochtitlan - Wikipedia [PAR] Mexico-Tenochtitlan commonly known as Tenochtitlan was an Aztec altepetl (city
-state) located on an island in Lake Texcoco, in the Valley of Mexico. Founded on 
June 20, 1325, it became the capital of the expanding Aztec ... It subsequently 
became a cabecera of the Viceroyalty of New Spain. Today the ruins of... [DOC] [TLE] Tenochtitln: History of Aztec Capital - Live Science [PAR] May 23, 2013 ... Built on an island on Lake Texcoco, it had a system of canals and ... in his book "
Tenochtitln: Capital of the Aztec Empire" (University of Florida ... two cities made 
the site of Tenochtitlan-Tlatelolco the economic and .... The ancient city had fallen
, and a new Spanish colonial city would be built atop its ruins. [DOC] [TLE] Free Flashcards about WORLD CAPITAL CITIES - StudyStack [PAR] Free flashcards to help memorize facts about WORLD CAPITAL CITIES. ... THE 
AZTECS BECAME THIS CAPITAL OF THE COLONY OF NEW SPAIN, MEXICO 
CITY .... BUILT ON THE SITE OF THE AZTECS' CAPITAL, IT LATER SERVED AS
... [DOC] [TLE] Spanish retreat from Aztec capital - Jun 30, 1520 - HISTORY.com [PAR] On this day in History, Spanish retreat from Aztec capital on Jun 30, 1520. ... and 
gatherers on islands in Lake Texcoco, near the present site of Mexico City. ... In 
1518, he was appointed captain general of a new Spanish expedition to the ... 
Velazquez, the governor of Cuba, later rescinded the order, and Cortes sailed... [DOC] [TLE] Aztec history [PAR] The Aztec built their city of Tenochtitlan on that site, building a great artificial .... of 
Lake Texcoco in the Valley of Mexico, to the northeast of the Aztec capital, .... 
later to be known as Malinche, she will serve as his interpetor with the Aztec, her 
..... Bernal Diaz, author of "The Conquest of New Spain" authenticated her 
pedigree. [DOC] [TLE] Aztec Culture and Society - Crystalinks [PAR] The capital of the Aztec empire was Tenochtitlan, built on raised island in Lake 
Texcoco. ... The Spanish colonization of the Americas reached the mainland 
during the .... the new settlement of Mexico City on the site of the ruined Aztec 
capital. .... The Spaniards fled the town on July 1, an episode later characterized 
as La... [DOC] [TLE] Sample Analysis: True History of the Conquest of New Spain [PAR] What influence has the travel account had during its own and later times? ... 
Quotations are from Bernal Daz, The Conquest of New Spain, trans. by J. M. 
Cohen ... soldiers beheld as they approached and entered the Aztec capital of 
Tenochtitln: And when we saw all those cities and villages built in the water, and 
other... [DOC] [TLE] Aztec Civilization - New World Encyclopedia [PAR] Apr 15, 2015 ... They were a civilization with a rich cultural heritage whose capital, Tenochtitlan, 
... Spanish conquerors and later occupiers largely ignored Aztec cultural ... The 
Aztec built their city of Tenochtitlan on that site, building a great... [DOC] [TLE] Chapter 4  The Spanish Era [PAR] Now, the Spanish faced a new challenge: how to find a strait that led through or ... 
and a short time later, when news reached Corts that the settlement at Veracruz 
.... the Aztecs, so had the Valley of Mexico served as the heart of Mesoamerican 
... to build a capital near its southern end was aborted in favor of a site closer to... [DOC] [TLE] Unique Facts about Mexico: Hernan Cortes - Sheppard Software [PAR] Due to several setbacks, Corts did not arrive in the New World until 1506. ... 
overwork and despair would later influence Corts's more careful treatment of the 
Mexicans as Captain-General of New Spain, making possible

Question: Built on the site of the Aztecs' capital, it later served as the capital of New Spain
Answer: Mexico City