[Leaning Right]

> Will the Mexican president apologize for the horrendous crimes of the Aztecs and their massive human sacrifices of conquered peoples? <

That is a most excellent comment. But unfortunately factual history can no longer be mentioned.

The Aztecs as they really were:

The Aztecs as we are supposed to see them today:

[hanamizu]

The Aztecs as they really were:

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The ‘dirty little secret’ of Mexican anthropology is that the Aztecs were cannibals. Dozens and sometimes as many as thousands were sacrificed every day on their temples. After their hearts were cut out, the bodies were flayed and then rolled off of the pyramid. Do you really think they let all that fresh meat go to waste?

The ‘official’ view is that any cannibalism practiced was purely ritualistic, but the sheer number of dead bodies they had to deal with pretty much belies that. Burial was out of the question, Tenochtitlan was a ‘floating city’ on a shallow lake. Cremation? Well, if roasting an arm or leg counts as cremation, I suppose that might work.

[Bookshelf]

The Aztecs had many indigenous enemies, the most important being the Tlascalans who joined the Spaniards.