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THE TLAXCALAN SETTLEMENTS OF THE NORTH
The Spanish-Tlaxcalan alliance began with
the conquest of the Aztecs (1519-1521),
but evolved into a “stable,
institutionalized pact" in which "Tlaxcala
became a state within the empire."
Starting in 1591, the Tlaxcalans
established numerous colonies on the
northern frontier.
The Tlaxcalan settlements in the north
served as military outposts, sites for
agricultural and infrastructural
development, and centers for civilizing
and Christianizing northern Indians.
Serving as soldiers, colonists and
emissaries of Christianity and civilization,
the Tlaxcalans jealously guarded their
autonomy and their residential
segregation from other peoples.
Sources: Sean F. McEnroe, "From Colony to Nationhood in Mexico"
(2012); Sean F. McEnroe, "Spain's Tlaxcalan Vassals: Citizenship and
State Formation on Mexico's Northern Frontier (2009: UC Berkeley
Dissertation).
Tlaxcalan and
Mexica settlement
in New Mexico
Sombrerete
La Laguna
Nadadores
1693, 1733
Monclova
1675
S. Francisco
de Coahuila
Lampazos 1698
Candela 1698
S. Miguel de Aguayo
(Bustamante) 1686
R. Grande del Norte
1687
S. Esteban
S. Juan del Carrizal
Monterrey
Saltillo
Alamo
1731
Parras
1598
Chalchihuites
1593
5. Andés
1592
Huejuquilla
Mazapil
Espíritu
Santo
Las
Salinas
Valparaiso Zacatecas
Colotlán
1592
50
100
Pinos
1592
Mezquitic
1591
Guadalupe 1715
Concepcion 1715
Purificacion 1715
Hualahuises 1715
SIERRA
Charcas
Venado 1592
Agua Hedionda
Bocas
Tlaxcalilla
1592
San Luis Potosí
Route of 1591
First colonies
Secondary colonies
Directions of the
secondary dispersion
Other cities and towns
MADRE
S. Antonio
de los Llanos
1715
ORIE
250
300 km
100
150
175 miles
R. Pánuco
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