Mexico D.F.
When was La Ciudad de México originally founded?
1325
What is the name of the large city park located in Mexico City?
Bosque de Chapultepec
What is the name of the most important Aztec warrior?
Caballero Aguila
When and why is the miracle of the Virgen de Guadalupe celebrated?
December 12th; Juan Diego discovered a cloak with Virgin Mary's face in it, Mother of God
What does D.F. mean?
Distrito Federal
What is another name for the Plaza de la constitución?
El Zócalo
What is the name of the monument of independence in Mexico City?
El Ángel
Who was Diego Rivera's wife? What did she paint?
Frida Kahlo; self portraits
What type of painting if Diego Rivera paint? What was his subject matter about?
He painted murals; he focused on Mexican cultural
What is the most important government building in Mexico City?
Palacio de Correos de Mexico
What's the Spanish name for the Aztec calendar?
Piedra del Sol
What do you call the main town square in a Mexican Town?
Plaza de la Constitución
What do you call a girl's 15th birthday?
Quinceañera
What's the difference between Tenochtitlan and Teotiuacán?
Tenochtitlan used to be the name of Mexico City when the aztecs lived there; Teotiuacán was a city near Mexico City where a different ancient culture lived.
The center of Mexico City was built over...?
The ruins of Tenochtitlan and a drying up lake bed
Who was the Aztec god of water and rain?
Tlaloc
What's the real name of the floating gardens?
Xochimilco
