Tlaxcala

[ tlahs-kah-lah ]

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a state in SE central Mexico. 1,554 sq. mi. (4,025 sq. km). : Tlaxcala.

Tlaxcala

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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)
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) Official nameTlaxcala de Xicohténcatl

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According to information previously posted by the Archdiocese, Arraiga is a native of Tenancingo, Tlaxcala, in Mexico.

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According to local daily El Sol de Tlaxcala, four men tried to rob an elderly taxi driver of his car, killing him when he resisted.

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In three cases, the lynchings in Tlaxcala proved fatal.

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The lynchings are not only confined to Tlaxcala.

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Trejo, of the National Council of Science and Technology in the central state of Tlaxcala, said some informal outdoor markets still sell the “sun cuetlaxochitl” that resemble wild varieties, alongside modern patented varieties.

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