Question

According to tradition, why did the Mexica, the people who became the Aztec, build their city of Tenochtitlan at Lake Texcoco?(1 point) Responses They owed taxes to the ruler of that area and had to find a place to farm and pay the taxes. They owed taxes to the ruler of that area and had to find a place to farm and pay the taxes. They fled there after the destruction of the city of Azcapotzalco to avoid the Tepanecs. They fled there after the destruction of the city of Azcapotzalco to avoid the Tepanecs. They had spent centuries moving around the lake but couldn’t find a spot they liked. They had spent centuries moving around the lake but couldn’t find a spot they liked. They had found the spot that their god had long promised them.

Answer 1

According to tradition, the Mexica (who later became known as the Aztecs) built their city of Tenochtitlan at Lake Texcoco because they had found the spot that their god had long promised them. This was in accordance with their prophetic vision, where they were guided to a location where they would see an eagle perched on a cactus, holding a serpent in its beak.