And then there was the tlaxcallan tribe, neighbors to the Aztecs who were fought with so the aztecs could have captives to sacrifice and eat. Tlaxcalla is the word for tortilla (bread) in Aztec. They were so tired of being eaten they helped the Spanish conquer the Aztecs. Subsequently the Spaniards systematically robbed the poor Tlaxcallans.
This last sentence of information I discovered while researching the motives for selling off underutilized schools in Washington, DC to rich developers. Turned out an important participant in setting up this property grab had done their college thesis on the Spanish robbery of the Tlaxcallans. Since I had studied in Mexico and read two books on the conquest of the Aztecs I was able to identify this chicanery for what it was.
Since I had studied in Mexico and read two books on the conquest of the Aztecs...