Tlaxcala
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Tlaxcala is a pre-Columbian Mesoamerican city-state and region in central Mexico known for its fierce independence from the Aztec Empire and its pivotal alliance with Spanish conquistadors.
All labels observed (6)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Tlaxcala canonical | 30 |
| Tlaxcala (attempted, but resisted) | 1 |
| Tlaxcala (state) | 1 |
| Tlaxcala Territory | 1 |
| Tlaxcala state | 1 |
| Tlaxcalteca | 1 |
Statements (41)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Mesoamerican polity
ⓘ
historical region ⓘ pre-Columbian city-state ⓘ |
| alliedWith |
Hernán Cortés
ⓘ
Spanish Empire ⓘ |
| archaeologicalSignificance | important source for study of Nahua polities ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Lienzo de Tlaxcala
ⓘ
Lienzo de Tlaxcala ⓘ
surface form:
Tlaxcalan codices
|
| capital |
Tlaxcala City
ⓘ
surface form:
Tlaxcala (city)
|
| colonialStatus | semi-autonomous indigenous republic under Spain ⓘ |
| conflictWith |
Aztec Empire
ⓘ
surface form:
Aztec Triple Alliance
Tenochtitlan ⓘ |
| culture | Nahua culture ⓘ |
| demographyPreConquest | densely populated region ⓘ |
| economy |
agriculture
ⓘ
tribute and trade ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Nahua ⓘ |
| governmentType | council of nobles ⓘ |
| grantedBySpanish | privileges in colonial period ⓘ |
| inhabitedBy | Tlaxcalans ⓘ |
| knownFor |
alliance with Spanish conquistadors
ⓘ
fierce independence from the Aztec Empire ⓘ |
| languageUsed | Nahuatl ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Central Mexico
ⓘ
surface form:
central Mexico
|
| modernCountry | Mexico ⓘ |
| modernSuccessor |
Tlaxcala
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Tlaxcala (state)
|
| notableEvent |
battles with Spanish forces before alliance
ⓘ
participation in siege of Tenochtitlan ⓘ |
| opposed | Aztec Empire ⓘ |
| partOf | Mesoamerica ⓘ |
| politicalStructure | confederation of altepetl ⓘ |
| preConquestReligion | worship of local and pan-Nahua deities ⓘ |
| presentIn |
Puebla Valley
ⓘ
surface form:
Valley of Puebla–Tlaxcala
|
| regionType | highland valley ⓘ |
| religion | Mesoamerican polytheism ⓘ |
| roleIn | Spanish conquest of the Aztec Empire ⓘ |
| statusRelativeToAztecs | independent enclave ⓘ |
| strategicImportance | key ally route to central highlands ⓘ |
| timePeriod |
early colonial period
ⓘ
pre-Columbian era ⓘ |
| writingSystem | pictographic codices ⓘ |
Referenced by (35)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Tlaxcala Territory
this entity surface form:
Tlaxcala (attempted, but resisted)
this entity surface form:
Tlaxcala (state)
subject surface form:
Massacre at Cholula
this entity surface form:
Tlaxcala state
this entity surface form:
Tlaxcalteca