Cholollan

Cholollan was a Nahua city-state west of Puebla, governed by the Aquiach and Tlalchiach lords. Its Great Pyramid dominated a city renowned as a pilgrimage sanctuary of Quetzalcoatl; it later entered Tlaxcala's alliance.

In 1517 Cholollan left Tlaxcala for the Aztec Triple Alliance. In 1519 Tlaxcalans guided Hernán Cortés to its gates, where the Spaniards massacred assembled warriors and returned the city to the Tlaxcalan alliance. Under Spanish rule the newly founded city of Puebla overshadowed Cholollan.