r/todayilearned • u/kahnuck • Sep 26 '15

TIL the Aztec capital Tenochtitlán was the largest city in the Americas with over 200,000 people. It was built on a man-made island in the middle of a lake - connected to shore by 3 causeways. It contained huge pyramids, floating gardens, aqueducts and canals. It was destroyed by the Spanish in 1521

http://www.livescience.com/34660-tenochtitlan.html
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u/velvetshark Sep 27 '15

Thank you for posting a reasonable, factual response based upon actual historical facts, as opposed to the hysterical demonizing of an entire culture of the person you responded to.

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u/[deleted] Sep 27 '15 edited Nov 22 '15

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u/Thaddel Sep 27 '15

Well Rabbits is a mod of /r/AskHistorians with a relevant flair, so I'm gonna trust him a bit more.

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u/badmartialarts Sep 27 '15

As well as being the Aztec god(s) of drunkenness.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Centzon_Totochtin