Lienzo de Tlaxcala
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Lienzo de Tlaxcala is a 16th-century pictorial codex created by Tlaxcalan artists that documents the alliance with Hernán Cortés and the conquest of the Aztec Empire from an Indigenous perspective.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Lienzo de Tlaxcala canonical | 3 |
| Relación de Michoacán | 1 |
| Tlaxcalan codices | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T896322 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Lienzo de Tlaxcala Context triple: [Moctezuma II, portrayedIn, Lienzo de Tlaxcala]
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A.
Viveros de Coyoacán
Viveros de Coyoacán is a large urban park and tree nursery in Mexico City known for its jogging paths, green spaces, and role in reforestation efforts.
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B.
Coyoacán
Coyoacán is a historic and culturally rich borough in southern Mexico City, known for its colonial architecture, cobblestone streets, and artistic heritage.
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C.
Cofre de Perote
Cofre de Perote is a prominent stratovolcano in Veracruz, Mexico, known for its distinctive coffer-shaped summit and high-altitude national park.
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D.
El Tajín
El Tajín is a major pre-Columbian archaeological site in eastern Mexico, renowned for its Pyramid of the Niches and its significance as a center of Classic Veracruz culture.
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E.
Diego Rivera murals
The Diego Rivera murals are a series of monumental frescoes by the famed Mexican muralist that depict the country’s social and political history, prominently displayed in Mexico City’s National Palace.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Lienzo de Tlaxcala Target entity description: Lienzo de Tlaxcala is a 16th-century pictorial codex created by Tlaxcalan artists that documents the alliance with Hernán Cortés and the conquest of the Aztec Empire from an Indigenous perspective.
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A.
Viveros de Coyoacán
Viveros de Coyoacán is a large urban park and tree nursery in Mexico City known for its jogging paths, green spaces, and role in reforestation efforts.
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B.
Coyoacán
Coyoacán is a historic and culturally rich borough in southern Mexico City, known for its colonial architecture, cobblestone streets, and artistic heritage.
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C.
Cofre de Perote
Cofre de Perote is a prominent stratovolcano in Veracruz, Mexico, known for its distinctive coffer-shaped summit and high-altitude national park.
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D.
El Tajín
El Tajín is a major pre-Columbian archaeological site in eastern Mexico, renowned for its Pyramid of the Niches and its significance as a center of Classic Veracruz culture.
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E.
Diego Rivera murals
The Diego Rivera murals are a series of monumental frescoes by the famed Mexican muralist that depict the country’s social and political history, prominently displayed in Mexico City’s National Palace.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Mesoamerican manuscript
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historical document ⓘ pictorial codex ⓘ |
| artStyle |
Indigenous Mesoamerican pictography
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hybrid Indigenous–European colonial style ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Aztec Empire
ⓘ
Hernán Cortés ⓘ Spanish Empire ⓘ Tlaxcalan nobility ⓘ
linked to:
Tlaxcalan leadership
|
| countryOfOrigin | Tlaxcala ⓘ |
| creator | Tlaxcalan artists ⓘ |
| culturalContext |
Colonial New Spain
ⓘ
linked to:
Viceroyalty of New Spain
Post-conquest Mesoamerica ⓘ |
| depicts |
Spanish conquest of the Aztec Empire
ⓘ
alliance between Tlaxcala and Hernán Cortés ⓘ |
| ethnicGroupRepresented |
Nahua peoples
ⓘ
linked to:
Nahua
Spaniards ⓘ Tlaxcalans ⓘ |
| function |
petitionary document for privileges and recognition
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record of Tlaxcalan participation in conquest ⓘ |
| genre | historical narrative ⓘ |
| historicalEventDepicted |
Spanish–Aztec War
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linked to:
Siege of Tenochtitlan
fall of Tenochtitlan ⓘ
linked to:
Siege of Tenochtitlan
formation of the Tlaxcala–Spanish alliance ⓘ |
| iconography |
Indigenous warriors and Spanish soldiers
ⓘ
battle scenes ⓘ processions and meetings ⓘ |
| language | Nahuatl pictorial tradition ⓘ |
| material | cloth ⓘ |
| medium | lienzo (canvas) ⓘ |
| perspective | Indigenous Tlaxcalan perspective ⓘ |
| presentDayLocation | Mexico ⓘ |
| regionDepicted | Central Mexico ⓘ |
| relatedField |
Mesoamerican studies
ⓘ
colonial Latin American art history ⓘ ethnohistory ⓘ |
| relatedWork | Lienzo de Quauhquechollan ⓘ |
| significance |
evidence of Indigenous agency in colonial narratives
ⓘ
important example of Tlaxcalan historical memory ⓘ key Indigenous source on the conquest of Mexico ⓘ |
| subject |
Spanish–Indigenous alliances
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military campaigns of conquest ⓘ role of Tlaxcala in the conquest of Mexico ⓘ |
| timePeriod | 16th century ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Lienzo de Tlaxcala Description of subject: Lienzo de Tlaxcala is a 16th-century pictorial codex created by Tlaxcalan artists that documents the alliance with Hernán Cortés and the conquest of the Aztec Empire from an Indigenous perspective.
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Lienzo de Tlaxcala
linked to: Lienzo de Tlaxcala