Why was Tenochtitlan built in Mexico City?

The city was founded in 1325 by the Aztecs, who named it Tenochtitlan after their god Huitzilopochtli. The city quickly became the capital of the Aztec Empire and was home to over 250,000 people at its peak.

In 1521, the Spanish conquistador Hernán Cortés and his troops besieged Tenochtitlan and eventually defeated the Aztecs. The city was destroyed and the Spanish built Mexico City on the ruins of the Aztec capital.