City of living heritage

▲ The Government of the Mexican Republic yesterday commemorated the 700th anniversary of the mythical founding of Mexico-Tenochtitlan with the unveiling of a memorial alluding to the event and a staged performance in which 838 members of the Army and Armed Forces recreated the founding of the great city. The tour spanned the period from the departure of the Mexica from Aztlán, the place of the herons, to the years of their pilgrimage to find the islet with the sign given by their god Huitzilopochtli to determine their settlement site: an eagle perched on a cactus devouring a snake. It was a half-hour performance that recounted this historic episode alongside music, dance, video, and special effects. Photo by Jair Cabrera Torres

La Jornada Newspaper, Sunday, July 27, 2025, p. 3