- The Tlaxcallans, or
Tlaxcaltecs, are an
indigenous Nahua people who
originate from Tlaxcala, Mexico. The
Confederacy of
Tlaxcala was
instrumental in overthrowing...
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Tlaxcala at the time of the
Spanish conquest of the
Aztec Empire. An
ethnic Tlaxcaltec,
Xicotencatl the
Younger was the son of the
ruler of Tizatlan, one of...
- Tla****cole or Tla****colli (1497–1518) was a
Tlaxcaltec warrior noted for his
martial skill and
ethical standards. Tla****cole was
regarded as the most formidable...
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alliance of
Spanish conquistadors and
rival indigenous warriors, led by the
Tlaxcaltec leader Xicotencatl the
Elder and the
Spaniard Hernán Cortés. The Mexica...
- of
Nahua ethnicity, as are
their historical enemies, the
Tlaxcallans (
Tlaxcaltecs), and the
Toltecs which predated both
groups are
often thought to have...
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interpreter and companion, and by
thousands of
indigenous allies,
especially Tlaxcaltec warriors.
Although numerous battles were
fought between the
Aztec Empire...
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expanding Aztec Empire in the 15th
century until it was
captured by the
Tlaxcaltec and the
Spanish in 1521. At its peak, it was the
largest city in the pre-Columbian...
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other name
comes from the
Nahuatl language,
possibly from the
Spanish Tlaxcaltec and
Mexica allies but most
likely from the
Nicarao tribes that had already...
- otherwise.
During the
following 98 days, Cortés and his
native allies, the
Tlaxcaltecs, were
increasingly unwelcome guests in the capital. In May 1520, news...
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central Mexico.
During the
Spanish conquest of the
Aztec Empire, the
Tlaxcaltecs allied with the
Spanish Empire against their hated enemies, the Aztecs...
