Possibly, I really don’t know. If so, then my apologies to the people of Tenochtitlan. My point about draining the lake and building on it still stands, though.
It was essentially a continuation of the work they started. The city was built on marshes and low islands that were drained and raised. It worked great for them before, I can understand that they wouldn’t foresee any undesirable consequences.
Wasn’t it already one of the most populous cities in the world at the time of European contact?
Possibly, I really don’t know. If so, then my apologies to the people of Tenochtitlan. My point about draining the lake and building on it still stands, though.
It was essentially a continuation of the work they started. The city was built on marshes and low islands that were drained and raised. It worked great for them before, I can understand that they wouldn’t foresee any undesirable consequences.