, which eventually became the capital of one of history's most powerful empires.
: According to Aztec lore, the god Huitzilopochtli commanded the Mexica people to leave their ancestral home of Aztlán. He told them they would find their new home only when they saw an eagle perched on a prickly pear cactus, devouring a serpent. A New Beginning (1325) el zorro azteca blogspot