Described by Cortés as "as large as Seville or Cordoba," the Spanish built Mexico City atop what ancient city ruins?

Mexico City was built overtop the ancient Aztec capital of Tenochtitlán, which was settled on an island in Lake Texcoco. The Spanish established Mexico City in the 16th century and expanded it by draining the lake.

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