Dr. Christina Bueno's Speech On The City Of Tenochtitlan

Dr. Christina Bueno gave an informative and interesting speech on the history on archeology in Mexico. Other than taking a history of Latin America, I have not studied much of the ancient cultures in Mexico, but I was very interested in the material Dr. Bueno went over. In her speech, she goes over only three of the ten-thousand archeological sites in Mexico. My favorite one she went over was on the Aztec city of Tenochtitlan. I was fascinated how the city was organized and just how enormous it was. In the speech, she mention that the city of Tenochtitlan at one point was much larger than the city of Rome. Moreover, I think this was the best part of the speech and instilled me with inspiration to travel to Mexico one day to see all the ancient
ruins. Something that I found to be quite surprising is how we have only recently discovered the remains of the great Aztec temple. Speaking of Aztec temples, something new that I learned was that these pyramids that the indigenous people of Mexico created were used as temples and not as tombs like the ancient Egyptian pyramids. This culture seems so fascinating that I want to know more.
After she concluded her speech, I was left with no questions. Dr. Bueno did an excellent job at keeping her audience interested in the material she was covering. After some deep though and contemplation, I wanted to ask her more about the fall of the Aztecs and their great city of Tenochtitlan. I am somewhat familiar with the story of Hernán Cortés and his conquest of the Aztec city. This is a topic that I might want to research a little more now because of this speech that I attended. Another thing I wanted to ask is what religious rituals were performed at these pyramids. Maybe I might take one of her classes on the history of Mexico just to learn more about these topics. Probably my least favorite part was that there were very few visuals. Dr. Bueno’s speech could have benefited from the incorporation of additional visuals. Another thing that was disappointing, as with most of the speeches I have attended, is how short of a time they are given to present their information and engage in discussions. Overall, I really enjoyed Dr. Christina Bueno’s speech. I thought it was well-presented and very informative. Her speech has intrigued me so much that I want to study the topic a little more and hopefully one day visit some of the areas that she discussed in her speech.