It’s perhaps most known for its classic, namesake tile that’s been handmade for centuries by the Tlaxcaltecas artisans who source the clay from a local riverbed.

El recibimiento de Hernán Cortés en Tlaxcala.Aproximaciones historiográficas a dos códices tlaxcaltecas Luis Manuel Vázquez Morales (Sociedad de Historia, Educación y Cultura de Tlaxcala) En Tlaxcala ...

After the Aztecs were defeated in 1521, the Tlaxcaltecas enjoyed special privileges under the Spanish crown, including freedom to settle other parts of the country.

The one great exception to this Sixteenth Century superpower was the province of Tlaxcala. Sitting to the east of Tenochtitl n (Mexico City), the Tlaxcaltecas had defended a territory of some size and ...