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Templo Mayor: Then and Now

Twin temple at the heart of Tenochtitlan, rededicated in 1487. The Spanish demolished it after the conquest and built Mexico City's cathedral beside its site.

As it was
Templo Mayor, as it was
Model of the ceremonial centre of Tenochtitlan with the Templo Mayor. Gary Todd from Xinzheng, China, CC0, via Wikimedia Commons
The site today
Templo Mayor, the site today
Ulisesmorales, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Key facts

Country todayMexico
StatusLost
Date1487
Location19.435° N, 99.131° W
Map showing Templo Mayor in 1400Templo Mayor
Border map for 1400. See the world in 1400.

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Who ruled this place

Derived from the border maps; each row runs until the next recorded border change.

PeriodState
500 BC–324 BCMaize farmers
323 BC–799Teotihuacan
800–1299Toltec Empire
1300–1491Mixtec Empire
1492–1499Mexihcah (Triple Alliance)
1500–1599Aztec Empire
1600–1879Viceroyalty of New Spain
1880–todayMexico

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Further reading

Last updated 9 November 2026. Sources: border data from historical-basemaps, land and rivers from Natural Earth; texts written for Chronica Maps from standard reference works. How we make the maps.