History of Tlaxcala

The Tlaxcalans (sometimes Tlaxcallans), or Tlaxcalteca, are an Indigenous Nahua people who originate from the Confederacy of Tlaxcala (modern day Tlaxcala, Mexico). The Confederacy was instrumental in overthrowing the Aztec Empire in 1521, alongside conquistadors from the Kingdom of Spain. The Tlaxcalans remained allies of the Spanish for 300 years until the Independence of Mexico in 1821.

Nahua state

Group of Mexican codices

Mexican codex