1456 – 1521 · Aztec Empire vs Tlaxcala
Aztec Empire and Tlaxcalan Confederacy conducted military campaigns and maintained tense tributary relationships.
Aztec emperors expanded into Tlaxcalan territories through military campaigns. Tlaxcalans resisted Aztec tributary demands while accepting selective trade and alliance. Conflicts involved siege warfare and raids. The relationship remained militarily tense despite periods of coexistence.
Aztec-Tlaxcalan conflicts established the independence Tlaxcalans later leveraged in Spanish conquest. The Tlaxcalan military success presaged their later alliance with Cortés.
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