Tlaxcaltec
Tlaxcaltecatl (singular) Tlaxcalteca (plural) | |
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Tlaxcalan warriors fighting against warriors from Texcoco, Cuauhtepec and Ocelotepec. | |
| Total population | |
| 27,000+ (2020) | |
| Regions with significant populations | |
| Mexico (Tlaxcala), United States | |
| Languages | |
| Nahuatl, Spanish | |
| Religion | |
| Catholicism blended with traditional Nahua religion | |
| Related ethnic groups | |
| Nahuas, Otomi |
The Tlaxcallans, or Tlaxcaltec, are an indigenous Nahua people who originate from Tlaxcala, Mexico. The Confederacy of Tlaxcala was instrumental in overthrowing the Aztec Empire in 1521, alongside conquistadors from the Kingdom of Spain. The Tlaxcallans remained allies of the Spanish for 300 years until the Independence of Mexico in 1821.