Hernan Cortés and La Malinche in the city of Tlatelolco, in a drawing from the History of Tlaxcala

History of Tlaxcala is an illustrated codex written by and under the supervision of Diego Muñoz Camargo in the years leading up to 1585. Also known as Lienzo Tlaxcala ("Linen of Tlaxcala") and by its Spanish title, Historia de Tlaxcala, this manuscript highlights the religious, cultural, and military history of the Tlaxcalan people, in particular focusing on the post-conquest aspects. Hernán Cortés Hernán Cortés, marqués del Valle de Oaxaca (1485–December 2, 1547) (who was known as Hernando or Fernando Cortés during his lifetime and signed all his letters Fernán Cortés) was the conquistador who conquered Mexico for Spain. ... La Malinche (c. ... Tlaltelolco is an area in Mexico City, centered on the Plaza de las Tres Culturas, a square surrounded on three sides by an excavated Aztec pyramid, the 17th century church Templo de Santiago, and the modern office complex of the Mexican foreign ministry. ... first page of the Codex Argenteus A codex (Latin for block of wood, book; plural codices) is a handwritten book, in general one produced from Late Antiquity through the Middle Ages. ... Diego Muñoz Camargo (1521 - c. ... Tlaxcala is the name of both a state of Mexico and of that states capital city. ... The Spanish conquest of Mexico was one of the most important campaigns in the Spanish colonization of the Americas. ...

The History of Tlaxcala is divided into three sections:

• "Relaciones Geográficas" or "Descripción de la ciudad y provincia de Tlaxcala", a Spanish text written by Camargo between 1581 and 1584 in response to Philip II of Spain's Relaciones Geográfica questionnaire.

• The "Tlaxcala Calendar", a largely pictorial section, with both Spanish and Nahuatl captions.

• The "Tlaxcala Codex" a largely pictorial section, with both Spanish and Nahuatl captions.

The History of Tlaxcala is held at the University of Glasgow. This article or section is missing needed references or citation of sources. ... Nahuatl is a native language of central Mexico. ... The University of Glasgow, founded in 1451, is the largest of the three universities in Glasgow, Scotland. ...

External links

• A University of Glasgow article on the History of Tlaxcala