Tlaxcala (State)

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Tlaxcala
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Capital Tlaxcala
surface 4016 km² (rank 31 )
population 1,169,936 (ranked 28 )
Population density 293 inhabitants per km²
(2010 census)
governor Marco Antonio Mena Rodríguez ( PRI )
(2017-2021)
Federal MPs Morena = 2
PES = 1
(3 federal constituencies)
Senators Morena = 2
PAN = 1
ISO 3166-2 MX-TLA
Postal abbreviation Tlax.
Website www.tlaxcala.gob.mx

The state of Tlaxcala [ tla (k) sˈkala ], officially Free and Sovereign State of Tlaxcala ( Spanish Estado Libre y Soberano de Tlaxcala ) is located in central Mexico and borders the states of Hidalgo , México and above all Puebla , by which it is almost completely surrounded . With 1,169,936 inhabitants (as of 2010) on 4016 km², it is the smallest Mexican state in terms of area. The capital is Tlaxcala .

The state of Tlaxcala is divided into 60 Municipios .

history

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Before the arrival of the Spaniards, Tlaxcala was an independent state that was at constant war with the Aztecs . In the “ flower wars ” of the Aztecs against their neighbors, the aim was to make as many prisoners as possible so that they could be sacrificed to the gods. The geographically closest Tlaxcaltecs were most affected, so it is not surprising that after a few skirmishes they finally welcomed the Spaniards with open arms. The Tlaxcalteks were instrumental in the conquest of Tenochtitlán and bore the brunt of the war. Only the chief's son Xicohténcatl defied the orders of his father and the other chiefs. When he wanted to start a rebellion, Hernán Cortés had him captured and hanged.

Population development

year population
1950 284,551
1960 346,699
1970 420,638
1980 556,597
1990 761.277
1995 883.924
2000 962.646
2005 1,068,207
2010 1,169,936
2015 1,272,847

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Individual evidence

  1. ^ Bernal Díaz del Castillo: History of the Conquest of Mexico . 1988, p. 463.
  2. ↑ Mexico: States and Cities - Population Statistics in Maps and Tables. Retrieved July 28, 2018 .

Coordinates: 19 ° 26 ′  N , 98 ° 10 ′  W