“Famously, the city of Tenochtitlan endures,
Bringing glory on itself;
Oh, you princes,
As He the one God, commands you, His sons,
Let no one fear the beautiful death.
Whose efforts will truly gain
The mat of the shield, the honored place of the arrows of God?
Think of this, remember it, you, princes,
Who can disturb the city of Tenochtitlan?
Who can shake the foundations of heaven?

Long live Tenochtitlan!”

Nahua Poet ( One generation before the Arrival of Cortes to the valley of Mexico)