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[–] PugJesus 7 points 5 months ago (1 children)

"Oh, good, the bloodthirsty empire neighboring us is gone! Certainly whatever replaces them can't be worse!"

[–] MisterNeon 2 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago) (1 children)

You know Tlaxcala were not innocent.

[–] OlinOfTheHillPeople 5 points 5 months ago (1 children)

Innocent of what? You're whatabouting something that nobody even mentioned.

[–] MisterNeon 0 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago)

Tlaxcaltecs were the people of Tlaxcala who were the target of the "Flower Wars". There's a very good chance that when Cortés showed up Tlaxcalan forces capitalized on the chance to swing the power balance in the region, by wiping out the citizens in the altepetl of Cholula.