The Mexican word "Tula" (also Tulan or Tollan) has a similar if not identical meaning with that of "bountiful." According to the great historian, Sahagun, "Tulla" means "place of fertility and abundance." Even today there are ruins of a great city in Mexico called Tula, although it was not the original city of Bountiful. The ancient people of Mesoamerica are said to have built many Tulas, trying to recapture the glory that was once part of their ancient theocracy where the white and bearded god came to visit. According to Aztec tradition, the city of Tenochtitlan (now Mexico City) was modeled after the lost capital of their original homeland in the New World. It is also said there were more than twenty cities in Mexico and Central America that bore the name of Tula. Whether they were successful or not we don't know, but we do know that they attempted many times over to duplicate the grandeur and spirit of this great city. [Diane E. Wirth, A Challenge to the Critics, p. 121]