47-49) The aqueduct was a big step for Tenochtitlan. It is what enabled the city to grow to such a great size, and the victory over Azcapotzalco put the Aztecs in control of the Valley of Mexico. This was the beginning of their rule that would last until the Conquest of Mexico, when in 1521, Hernán Cortés captured the Aztec ruler Montecuhzoma and seized Tenochtitlan. Everything that the Aztecs built including their most important temples were razed and churches were built to convert the pagan Aztecs into Christians. (Broda Matos Carrasco 16-17)
             Since the destruction of the Tenochtitlan, Mexico City has grown rapidly. In 1790 work started in Zocalo region of Mexico City. The plans were to install water pipelines and to pave the plaza, and while doing so they happened upon many Aztec artifacts. Those found included the statue of Coatlicue and the Sun (or Calendar) Stone. After this discovery nothing was found until 1825 when the discovery of the head of the goddess Coyolxauhqui was found not far from Zocalo. In 1897 the disc
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