[Vigilanteman]

The arrival of the conquistadors resulted in the deaths of hundreds of thousands of indigenous people and the colonisation of Mexico.

The Aztecs butchered 70,000 of their captors in one massive orgy of human sacrifice, the biggest on record but by no means the only such display of violence.

Find me something comparable in scale and cruelty in European history.

[Vigilanteman]

Few historians put Aztec victims at less than 20,000 per year and 50,000 per year is considered the most likely number. In 1486, 70,000 were killed to celebrate the dedication of one Aztec temple. As cruel as the Spanish Conquistadors may have been, their wanton slaughter did not approach this level of violence.

[NativeNewYorker]

Find me something comparable in scale and cruelty in European history.

[muawiyah]

BTW, it's all too easy to find comparable events in European history. It's much less common these days for Europeans to EAT their victims' hearts though.

I think the Brits torched at least that many people in Hamburg, Bremerhaven and a couple of other places IN ONE EVENING'S BOMBING.

[Jan_Sobieski]

I agree with what you are trying to say in your post. Very brutal people, however I will give you a few:

St. Bartholemew's Massacre

Holocaust

Holodomir

French Revolution

Bolshevik Revolution