Mexico City La ciudad de los palacios La ciudad de esperanza ChilangolandiaD.F.

MEXICO CITY IS LOCATED IN CENTRAL MEXICOMEXICO CITY IS LOCATED IN CENTRAL MEXICO VALLEY OF MEXICO (VALLEY OF ANAHUAC) VALLEY OF MEXICO (VALLEY OF ANAHUAC) 23 MILLION PEOPLE LIVE IN MEXICO CITY 23 MILLION PEOPLE LIVE IN MEXICO CITY IT MAKES IT THE SECOND LARGEST CITY IN THE WORLD IT MAKES IT THE SECOND LARGEST CITY IN THE WORLD FEDERAL DISTRICT OF MEXICOFEDERAL DISTRICT OF MEXICO 16 BOROUGHS -> WITHIN EACH ONE THERE IS 100 OF COLONIAS 16 BOROUGHS -> WITHIN EACH ONE THERE IS 100 OF COLONIAS I.E. MIGUEL HIDALGO=> POLANCO I.E. MIGUEL HIDALGO=> POLANCO

POWERHOUSE OF CULTURE POWERHOUSE OF CULTURE NOT JUST MEXICAN CULTURE, INDIGENOUS, AND INTERNATIONAL COMMUNITIES NOT JUST MEXICAN CULTURE, INDIGENOUS, AND INTERNATIONAL COMMUNITIES 1/3 OF MEXICO CITY POPULATION IS INDIGENOUS: NAUHTL, MIXTECO, ZAPOTECO, AND OTOMI1/3 OF MEXICO CITY POPULATION IS INDIGENOUS: NAUHTL, MIXTECO, ZAPOTECO, AND OTOMI HUGE INTERNATIONAL COMMUNITY THAT CAN BE REPRESENTED BY THE CUISINE IN MEXICO CITY HUGE INTERNATIONAL COMMUNITY THAT CAN BE REPRESENTED BY THE CUISINE IN MEXICO CITY HAS THE MOST MUSEUMS IN THE WORLD HAS THE MOST MUSEUMS IN THE WORLD DIEGO RIVERA, BELLAS ARTES, FRIDA KAHLO, NATIONAL ANTHROPOLOGY MUSEUM DIEGO RIVERA, BELLAS ARTES, FRIDA KAHLO, NATIONAL ANTHROPOLOGY MUSEUM MAJORITY OF PEOPLE IN MEXICO CITY ARE CATHOLIC MAJORITY OF PEOPLE IN MEXICO CITY ARE CATHOLIC GROWING ISLAMIC COMMUNITY (SUFI), JEWS, BUDDHISTS, HINDI, AND SANTARIA CUISINE -> EVERYTHING CUISINE -> EVERYTHING

AZTEC SUN STONE - > ASTROLOGICAL CALENDAR THAT DEPICTS FOUR PRIOR UNIVERSES PALACIO BELLAS ARTES MUSEUM AND OPERA HOUSE Diego Rivera Mural Museum ALAMEDA PARK

PROBLEMS SMOG OVER THE CITY THE MOST DANGEROUS PLACE FOR CHILDREN OVER CROWDNESSES SLUM HOUSING URBAN POVERTY -> NOT HIDDEN CHILDREN BEGGING SHORTAGE OF WATER

PROBLEMS SMOG OVER THE CITY THE MOST DANGEROUS PLACE FOR CHILDREN OVER CROWDNESSES SLUM HOUSING URBAN POVERTY -> NOT HIDDEN CHILDREN BEGGING SHORTAGE OF WATER

AZTECS 1325 TENOCHITLAN (MEXICO CITY)1325 TENOCHITLAN (MEXICO CITY) MEXICA IS FOR ALL SPEAKING NAHUATL GROUPSMEXICA IS FOR ALL SPEAKING NAHUATL GROUPS RULE OVER A POPULATION OF 20 MILLION RULE OVER A POPULATION OF 20 MILLION STORY TO THE VALLEY OF ANAHUAC STORY TO THE VALLEY OF ANAHUAC – THE VISION OF EAGLE, PRICKLY PEAR CACTUS CLUTCHING A SNAKE DOMESTICATED, BEANS, AQUASH, MAIZE DOMESTICATED, BEANS, AQUASH, MAIZE HIGHLY SOPHISITCATED IRRIGATION SYSTEM-> CHINAMPASHIGHLY SOPHISITCATED IRRIGATION SYSTEM-> CHINAMPAS STONE TOOLS-> OBSIDIAN STONE TOOLS-> OBSIDIAN POLYTHESTIC GROUP MAIN GODS WEREPOLYTHESTIC GROUP MAIN GODS WERE –HUIZITLOPOCHITLI (GOD OF WAR AND SUN) –TLALOC (GOD OF RAIN) –QUQUETZALCOATL (GOD OF SKY AND CREATOR GOD)

MONEY WAS CACAO BEANSMONEY WAS CACAO BEANS SMALL RABBIT COST 30 BEANSSMALL RABBIT COST 30 BEANS SOLD YOUR DAUGHTER TO BE SACRIFICE WILL GIVE A FATHER BEANS :)SOLD YOUR DAUGHTER TO BE SACRIFICE WILL GIVE A FATHER BEANS :) BEANS, SQUASH, CHAPULINES, MAGUEY, WORMS, ANTS, CHOCOLATEBEANS, SQUASH, CHAPULINES, MAGUEY, WORMS, ANTS, CHOCOLATE DRANK MAGUEY/ PULQUE (WEDNESDAY PULQUE MARKET)DRANK MAGUEY/ PULQUE (WEDNESDAY PULQUE MARKET) HARVESTED HONEYHARVESTED HONEY HUMAN SACRIFICEHUMAN SACRIFICE –EXPANDED THE EMPIRE –SUN TO CONTINUE TO RISE AND FALL POZOLE COMES FROM HUMAN SACRIFICEPOZOLE COMES FROM HUMAN SACRIFICE

Entertainment Ball gameBall game Dance, Song, Poetry, Theatre Dance, Song, Poetry, Theatre –can find examples in the codices City Planning Templo Mayor was the center Templo Mayor was the center Was for the worship of the two godsWas for the worship of the two gods –Tlatloc and Huitzilopochtli Built on artificial island on Lake TexcocoBuilt on artificial island on Lake Texcoco canals, chinampa beds “floating gardens” canals, chinampa beds “floating gardens” Spanish conquest destroyed themSpanish conquest destroyed them bridges and damsbridges and dams Canoes and human portersCanoes and human porters TianguisTianguis aqueductsaqueducts

Spanish Conquest Spanish Conquest Cortez conquistador in command of the fall of the Aztec Empire in 1521 Cortez conquistador in command of the fall of the Aztec Empire in 1521 Destroyed/ built on top of Aztec MonumentsDestroyed/ built on top of Aztec Monuments Placed a cross were gods were atPlaced a cross were gods were at replaced gods with statues of saints replaced gods with statues of saints Conquistadors brought germs Conquistadors brought germs indigenous populations declined, but did not die indigenous populations declined, but did not die Mexico is rule under Spain until Independence Mexico is rule under Spain until Independence