Oxford University is older than the Aztec state: teaching at Oxford existed by about 1096, while Tenochtitlan was founded only in 1325.

1096 · 1325 · apart: 229 years

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• Founding of Tenochtitlanc. 1325 · Tenochtitlan. According to legend, the Mexica Aztecs founded Tenochtitlan on an island in Lake Texcoco where they saw an eagle perched on a cactus. The city of causeways and canals became the Aztec capital and one of the world's largest cities; Mexico City stands on its site.

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