Posted on 06/28/2018 7:00:13 AM PDT by C19fan
Aztec human sacrifices were far more widespread and grisly that previously thought, archaeologists have revealed.
In 2015 archaeologists from Mexico's National Institute of Anthropology and History (INAH) found a gruesome 'trophy rack' near the site of the Templo Mayor, one of the main temples in the Aztec capital Tenochtitlan, which later became Mexico City.
Now, they say the find was just the tip of the iceberg, and that the 'skull tower' was just a small part of a massive display of skulls known as Huey Tzompantli that was the size of a basketball court.
(Excerpt) Read more at dailymail.co.uk ...
Yep. Good way for the King to eliminate all up-and-comers.
No. Un ejercito de España.
Why does everyone insist on posting links to books on Leftist amazon. Geez, Barnes & Noble isn’t leftist and has a long history and the book prices are within a dollar or two. Not to mention amazon’s gadgets that want to spy on people. Just keep on supporting WAPO too.
Joan of Arc will be pleased to hear of her reprieve.
They did it out of love. Guacamole for everyone!
The early Zeta cartel.
the same spirits guided the aztecs and the cartels.
You mean North America wasn’t an arcadian paradise before the arrival of the evil whites ? What with the Aztecs and the Comanche, the other tribes probably held a Welcome Wagon for Columbus.
You are cultural infant!!
You have a point.
I could have posted a link to my review of it.
https://www.ammoland.com/2017/06/review-of-the-discovery-and-conquest-of-mexico-by-bernal-diaz/
“More like the Russian army...”
That’s exactly what I was going to say.
Comparing the Aztecs with Nazis is reasonably fair.
But Cortez, et al, were no prize.
The small number of Spaniards, regardless of their superiour weapons, could not have done this alone.
They had the willing help and support of the surrounding indigenous tribes whom the Aztecs were terrorizing, killing, and using as slaves and sacrifices.
Aside from consideration of the rest of the Spanish atrocities; in this case they did the new world a favor by eliminating the Aztecs.
Just bought three books through Amazon. The actual sellers were a Good will, Half price, and Friends of a Public Library.
I was just commenting and comparing the nature of the environment then and current commentary and attacks on the church.
Comanche were the Chihuahua’s of the Indian tribes until they found horses.
I see what you mean. It was more like Karankawa in the gulf states back then. They were pretty nasty.
I read about Shaka Zulu who killed several thousand people because they did not mourn the passing of his mother enough. He also ordered the killing of pregnant women and their husbands. He was killed himself the following year by his half brothers.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shaka
The Aztecs, American indians, African tribes or european countries where we are told how peaceful loving they are and that we should emulate them. Just the opposite!
It seems like all these “peaceful, nature loving” pagans always have a love for killing and even eating people. Reminds me of the Demonrat Party...
God told Moses and Joshua to exterminate the Caananites because of their detestable practices. These included child sacrifice and male and female temple prostitution.
The aztecs practiced both human sacrifice and homosexuality—especially in their priesthood.
Cortez’s reaction and that of his men was pretty much the same as that of Moses and Joshua to the Caananite practices.
There was one major difference.
The Indians mostly in the millions because of European and African diseases against which they had no resistance.
Joan of Arc was no more a murderer than any other warrior fighting for one’s country.
What about the people who burned her to death?
Aztec chronicles themselves reported 10000 human sacrifices for a recently finished temple before Cortez arrive.
This isnt any ‘news’
The spanish tore it all down and then built churches on the evil ground.
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