Talavera tile wall in Centro Puebla de Zaragoza. Talavera is very prominent in the city. Today’s “True” Talavera tile and pottery comes from the rich black and white volcanic soils in and around Puebla. The city was established in 1531 a decade after the conquest of the Aztec Empire by the Spaniards The production of ceramic goods well established by local people thanks to the abundance of quality clay and a long tradition of producing earthenware. The prehispanic cultures of Mexico did not, however, use a potter’s wheel and were unfamiliar with tin-glazing. Spaniards introduced both to them transforming their methods of making, painting, and glazing pottery and the traditions remains to today.