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Tlaxcala (classical Nahuatl:
Tlaxcallān [t͡ɬaʃˈkalːaːn̥] , 'place of
maize tortillas') was a pre-Columbian city and
state in
central Mexico.
During the...
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Tlaxcallans, or Tlaxcaltecs, are an
indigenous Nahua people who
originate from Tlaxcala, Mexico. The
Confederacy of
Tlaxcala was
instrumental in overthrowing...
- 'crag'; however, an
alternative etymology stems from the
Nahuatl word
Tlaxcallān which means 'place of corn tortillas'. The
Aztec glyph that
referred to...
- ethnicity, as are
their historical enemies and
allies of the Spaniards: the
Tlaxcallans (Tlaxcaltecs). The
Toltecs which predated both
groups are
often thought...
- (city-state) of Ocotelolco, one of the four
towns that
formed the
state of
Tlaxcallan. He was one of the main
signers of the
alliance with Hernán Cortés during...
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altepemeh (polities, sing. altepetl) that
constituted the
confederation of
Tlaxcallan.
Today Tizatlan is a part of the
modern city of Tlaxcala, and the Pre-Columbian...
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received several special privileges for his city and its people. The
Tlaxcallans had
formed an
alliance with
Spain and were
instrumental in the overthrow...
- for the
inhabitants of Mexico-Tenochtitlan,
Tlaxcaltecs for
those from
Tlaxcallan and so on. The most
basic social division in
Aztec society was that between...
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Mayor Aztec history Aztlán
Warfare Codices Aztec script Aztec Empire Tlaxcallan Spanish conquest of the
Aztec Empire Moctezuma II Fall of Tenochtitlan...
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Mayor Aztec history Aztlán
Warfare Codices Aztec script Aztec Empire Tlaxcallan Spanish conquest of the
Aztec Empire Moctezuma II Fall of Tenochtitlan...
