Tlaxcala, Tlaxcala

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Tlaxcala is the name of both a state in Mexico and that state's capital city. This article is about the city. For the state, see: Tlaxcala.

The city of Tlaxcala is the capital and chief center of population of the Mexican state of the same name. The city is located at 19°31′ N 98°24′ W and it reported a population of 73,184 in the 2000 census.

The city, though originally settled by native peoples, was officially "founded" in 1520 by Hernán Cortés – with whom they had an alliance against their former Aztec oppressors.