Massacre Of Cholul Tlaxcal Analysis

This image appears to be depict the Massacre of Cholula from the perspective of the Tlaxcaltecas. We see that most of the Cholula people were easily killed and dismembered by the powerful Spanish warriors in their metal armor. The artist represent the Spanish forces and what appears to be a few Tlaxcalteca soldiers as valiant heros conquering a weaker undeserving people. The Indian at the far right appears to be jumping of the pyramid as if to commit suicide. The portrayal of the Cholula committing suicide supports the idea that they were weak cowards and also takes some of the blame off the Tlaxcalteca for the ultimate destruction of Cholula.

Leon-Portilla explains that the two accounts are different because according to Sahagun's informants,