Tlaxcala (Nahua state)
Tlaxcala (Classical Nahuatl: Tlaxcallān [tɬaʃ.ˈká.lːaːn̥] 'place of maize tortillas') was a pre-Columbian city and state in central Mexico.
Confederacy of Tlaxcala | |||||||||||||||
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| 1348–1520 | |||||||||||||||
Battle vexilloid worn by Tlaxcalan warriors who fought alongside the Spanish (Lienzo de Tlaxcala)
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Tlaxcala was surrounded by the Aztec Empire in 1519. | |||||||||||||||
| Capital | Tlaxcala | ||||||||||||||
| Common languages | Nahuatl (Official) | ||||||||||||||
| Religion | Tlaxcaltecan religion | ||||||||||||||
| Government | Confederation | ||||||||||||||
| Tlatoani of Tlaxcala | |||||||||||||||
• 1348 | Culhuatecuhtli | ||||||||||||||
| Historical era | Post Classic /Early Modern | ||||||||||||||
• The Tlaxcalla People Migrate to Central Mexico | 1348 | ||||||||||||||
| 1520 | |||||||||||||||
| Population | |||||||||||||||
• 1348 | ? | ||||||||||||||
• early 15th century | 650,000 | ||||||||||||||
• 1519 | 300,000 | ||||||||||||||
| Currency | Quachtli, Cacao | ||||||||||||||
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| Today part of | Mexico | ||||||||||||||
During the Spanish conquest of the Aztec Empire, Tlaxcala allied with the Spanish Empire against the Aztecs, supplying a large contingent for and sometimes most of the Spanish-led army that eventually destroyed the Aztec Empire.
Tlaxcala was completely surrounded by Aztec lands, leading to the intermittent so called "flower war" between the Aztecs and the Tlaxcalans, fighting for their independence, as the Aztecs wanted to absorb them into the empire.
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