Tlaxcala

Proper noun

Tlaxcala

1. An indigenous Mesoamerican polity in what is now Mexico.
   • A more formidable enemy still was the little republic of Tlascala, lying midway between the Mexican Valley and the coast.1843, W. H. Prescott, The Conquest of Mexico, London: Chatto & Windus, published 1922, volume one, book II, chapter VI, page 80
2. A province of New Spain.
   • Tlascala, a province of New Spain, in the audience of Mexico; bounded on the N by Panuco, on the E by the gulf of Mexico, on the S by Guaxica and the Pacific Ocean, and on the W by the audience of Mexico.1806, R. Brookes, Brooke’s General Gazetteer Improved; Or, a New and Compendious Geographical Dictionary, 1st American edition, Philadelphia: Jacob Johnson, & Co.
3. A state of Mexico.
4. The capital city of the state of Tlaxcala.
   • Tlascala, a town of New Spain, capital of a province of the same name.1806, R. Brookes, Brooke’s General Gazetteer Improved; Or, a New and Compendious Geographical Dictionary, 1st American edition, Philadelphia: Jacob Johnson, & Co.

   Synonyms:

   Tlaxcala City, Tlaxcala de Xicohténcatl

5. Until 1903, a Roman Catholic diocese; now the archdiocese of Puebla de los Ángeles.
   • The Biſhopricke of Tlaſcala, which by another name is called de los Angeles, between the Archbiſhopricke of Mexico, and the Biſhopricke of Guaxaca, if of 100. leagues, and more in length, from the Coaſt of the South to that of the North, and betwixt the confines of the Archbiſhopricke, and of...1625, Samuel Purchas, Purchas His Pilgrimes, volume 3, London: William Stansby, page 872
   • On information received from Julian Garces, Bishop of Tlascala, of the Order of Friars Preachers, Pope Paul III. issued in 1537 bulls vindicating the liberty of the Indians and their dignity as human beings.1885, Heinrich Brueck, History of the Catholic Church for Use in Seminaries and Colleges, volume II, New York; Cincinnati; Chicago; Einsideln: Benziger Brothers, page 143
6. A Roman Catholic diocese erected in 1959.