700 Years Of The Founding Of Tenochtitlán In Mexico

A model stands near the Templo Mayor in Mexico City's Zocalo on July 25, 2025, on the eve of the festivities commemorating the 700th anniversary of the founding of Tenochtitlan, in recognition of the year of the last great civilizations of indigenous resistance that fall to the Spanish invasion and genocide, giving rise to the Aztec empire and what remains a tradition to this day. (Photo by Gerardo Vieyra/NurPhoto via Getty Images)