Cortez had nothing on the Aztecs. Those pyramids ran with blood of the people whose hearts they cut out while alive.
If I remember correctly, the Aztec elite turned to cannibalism when the food crops wore out.
Even at that Pizarro was the REAL humdinger. No one up here in N America talks about just how many people Pizarro killed.
“...Aztec elite turned to cannibalism ....
Ritual cannibalism was part of the human sacrifices to the sun. They didn’t need a food crisis.
The much publicised ancient anasazi “Indigenous People” were purported to practice cannibalism in the southwest US in the 900-1200 bc time frame. Happy indigenous folks day.