- The Tlaxcallans, or
Tlaxcaltecs, are an
indigenous Nahua people who
originate from Tlaxcala, Mexico. The
Confederacy of
Tlaxcala was
instrumental in overthrowing...
-
their historical enemies and
allies of the Spaniards: the
Tlaxcallans (
Tlaxcaltecs). The
Toltecs which predated both
groups are
often thought to have been...
- 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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interpreter and companion, and by
thousands of
indigenous allies,
especially Tlaxcaltec warriors.
Although numerous battles were
fought between the
Aztec Empire...
-
Spanish conquistadors and
rival indigenous nations, most
prominently the
Tlaxcaltecs. The
Mexica were
subjugated under the
Spanish Empire for 300 years, until...
-
central Mexico.
During the
Spanish conquest of the
Aztec Empire, the
Tlaxcaltecs allied with the
Spanish Empire against their hated enemies, the Aztecs...
- to the
European gambeson that was
commonly used by the
Aztecs and the
Tlaxcaltecs. It was also
constructed of
densely packed,
unspun cotton stitched between...
- Tlaxcala, in what is now Mexico. He was
instrumental in
allying the
Tlaxcaltecs with the
Spanish to
overthrow the
Aztec Empire,
after which he converted...
-
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...
- the
Aztec Empire as well as
their political rivals,
particularly the
Tlaxcaltecs and Tetzcocans, a
former partner in the
Aztec Triple Alliance. Other...
