Tenoch was a ruler of the Aztec

Aztec

The Aztec people were certain ethnic groups of central Mexico, particularly those groups who spoke the Nahuatl language and who dominated large parts of Mesoamerica in the 14th, 15th and 16th centuries, a period referred to as the late post-classic period in Mesoamerican chronology.Aztec is the...

s (Mexica) during the fourteenth century during the Aztec travels from Aztlán

Aztlán

Aztlán is the mythical ancestral home of the Nahua peoples, one of the main cultural groups in Mesoamerica. And, by extension, is the mythical homeland of the Uto-Aztecan peoples. Aztec is the Nahuatl word for "people from Aztlan".-Legend:...

 to Tenochtitlan.

Biography

Tenoch was a respected chief who was elected to power by the council of elders. Tenoch have died 1375.

There is significant disagreement whether Tenoch is mythological or a real Mexica leader, later mythologized. Tenoch was one of nine Aztec leaders to whom were revealed where Aztecs could get support from the forces of nature. After traveling southward for a span of 200 years, the Aztecs found the sign they were looking for. In honor of their leader, they named the small reedy island in Lake Texcoco, Tenochtitlan.

The Nahuatl

Nahuatl

Nahuatl is thought to mean "a good, clear sound" This language name has several spellings, among them náhuatl , Naoatl, Nauatl, Nahuatl, Nawatl. In a back formation from the name of the language, the ethnic group of Nahuatl speakers are called Nahua...

 symbol

Symbol

A symbol is something which represents an idea, a physical entity or a process but is distinct from it. The purpose of a symbol is to communicate meaning. For example, a red octagon may be a symbol for "STOP". On a map, a picture of a tent might represent a campsite. Numerals are symbols for...

s of his name are found in the Mexican flag

Flag of Mexico

The flag of Mexico is a vertical tricolor of green, white, and red with the national coat of arms charged in the center of the white stripe. While the meaning of the colors has changed over time, these three colors were adopted by Mexico following independence from Spain during the country's War...

: Tetl, the rock, and Nochtli, the prickly pear cactus.