Aztecs were brutal to their vassal states, that's why the Tlaxcaltecs allied with the invaders in hope of improvement. To this day, there is still a, mostly ton

Aztecs were brutal to their vassal states, that's why the Tlaxcaltecs allied with the invaders in hope of improvement. To this day, there is still a, mostly tongue-in-cheek, grudge against the inhabitants of Tlaxcala, to the point of claiming that it is an imaginary place. https://www.theguardian.com/world/2021/aug/13/mexico-tlaxcala-aztec-empire-anniversary https://www.theguardian.com/world/2021/aug/13/mexico-tlaxcal...