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.
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Statements (41)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Mesoamerican polity
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historical region → pre-Columbian city-state → |
| alliedWith |
Hernán Cortés
→
Spanish Empire → |
| archaeologicalSignificance |
important source for study of Nahua polities
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| associatedWith |
Lienzo de Tlaxcala
→
Tlaxcalan codices → |
| capital |
Tlaxcala (city)
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| colonialStatus |
semi-autonomous indigenous republic under Spain
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| conflictWith |
Aztec Triple Alliance
→
Tenochtitlan → |
| culture |
Nahua culture
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| demographyPreConquest |
densely populated region
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| economy |
agriculture
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tribute and trade → |
| ethnicGroup |
Nahua
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| governmentType |
council of nobles
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| grantedBySpanish |
privileges in colonial period
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| inhabitedBy |
Tlaxcalans
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| knownFor |
alliance with Spanish conquistadors
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fierce independence from the Aztec Empire → |
| languageUsed |
Nahuatl
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| locatedIn |
central Mexico
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| modernCountry |
Mexico
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| modernSuccessor |
Tlaxcala (state)
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| notableEvent |
battles with Spanish forces before alliance
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participation in siege of Tenochtitlan → |
| opposed |
Aztec Empire
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| partOf |
Mesoamerica
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| politicalStructure |
confederation of altepetl
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| preConquestReligion |
worship of local and pan-Nahua deities
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| presentIn |
Valley of Puebla–Tlaxcala
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| regionType |
highland valley
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| religion |
Mesoamerican polytheism
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| roleIn |
Spanish conquest of the Aztec Empire
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| statusRelativeToAztecs |
independent enclave
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| strategicImportance |
key ally route to central highlands
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| timePeriod |
early colonial period
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pre-Columbian era → |
| writingSystem |
pictographic codices
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Referenced by (14)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
|---|---|
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Hidalgo
→
State of Mexico → |
borders |
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Mexican Plateau
→
Trans-Mexican Volcanic Belt → |
passesThrough |
|
La Malinche
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associatedWith |
|
Mexican Constitution of 1824
("Tlaxcala Territory")
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createdTerritory |
|
Spanish conquest of the Aztec Empire
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hasMainBelligerent |
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Mexico Time Zones
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includesRegion |
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Central Mexico
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includesState |
|
Battle of Otumba
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involvedEntity |
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Tlaxcala
("Tlaxcala (state)")
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modernSuccessor |
|
Triple Alliance
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overthrownWithHelpOf |
|
Battle of Otumba
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relatedPlace |
|
Aztec Empire
("Tlaxcala (attempted, but resisted)")
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tributeFrom |