Tlaxcala
Americannoun
noun
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a state of S central Mexico: the smallest Mexican state; formerly an Indian principality, the chief Indian ally of Cortés in the conquest of Mexico. Capital: Tlaxcala. Pop: 961 912 (2000 est). Area: 3914 sq km (1511 sq miles)
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Official name: Tlaxcala de Xicohténcatl. a city in E central Mexico, on the central plateau, capital of Tlaxcala state: the church of San Francisco (founded 1521 by Cortés) is the oldest in the Americas. Pop: 15 777 (2005)
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Local authorities made the discovery early on Tuesday morning on a route that links the broadly peaceful states of Puebla and Tlaxcala.
From BBC • Aug. 19, 2025
Velázquez, who lives in Ignacio Zaragoza, Tlaxcala, approximately 112 miles from the Basilica, has been coming with his family since he was 4 years old.
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 15, 2023
She left Mexico’s capital three years ago and moved to rural Las Mesas in Tlaxcala.
From Seattle Times • Jul. 25, 2023
It’s also been difficult for Latin American researchers to find the funding and equipment necessary to carry out such fieldwork, says Cecilia Cuatianquiz Lima, an ornithologist at the Autonomous University of Tlaxcala in Mexico.
From Science Magazine • Feb. 8, 2023
He was on the verge of losing everything when the four Tlaxcala kings abruptly reversed course.
From "1491" by Charles C. Mann
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