>>10295538

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“Human sacrifice and cannibalism

To the Aztecs, death was instrumental in the perpetuation of creation, and gods and humans alike had the responsibility of sacrificing themselves in order to allow life to continue. As described in the myth of creation above, humans were understood to be responsible for the sun's continued revival, as well as for paying the earth for its continued fertility. Blood sacrifice in various forms was conducted. Both humans and animals were sacrificed, depending on the god to be placated and the ceremony being conducted, and priests of some gods were sometimes required to provide their own blood through self-mutilation. It is known that some rituals included acts of cannibalism, with the captor and his family consuming part of the flesh of their sacrificed captives, but it is not known how widespread this practice was.

While human sacrifice was practiced throughout Mesoamerica, the Aztecs, according to their own accounts, brought this practice to an unprecedented level. For example, for the reconsecration of the Great Pyramid of Tenochtitlan in 1487, the Aztecs reported that they sacrificed 80,400 prisoners over the course of four days, reportedly by Ahuitzotl, the Great Speaker himself. This number, however, is not universally accepted and may have been exaggerated.

The scale of Aztec human sacrifice has provoked many scholars to consider what may have been the driving factor behind this aspect of Aztec religion. In the 1970s, Michael Harner and Marvin Harris argued that the motivation behind human sacrifice among the Aztecs was actually the cannibalization of the sacrificial victims, depicted for example in Codex Magliabechiano. Harner claimed that very high population pressure and an emphasis on maize agriculture, without domesticated herbivores, led to a deficiency of essential amino acids among the Aztecs.[100] While there is universal agreement that the Aztecs practiced sacrifice, there is a lack of scholarly consensus as to whether cannibalism was widespread. Harris, author of Cannibals and Kings (1977), has propagated the claim, originally proposed by Harner, that the flesh of the victims was a part of an aristocratic diet as a reward, since the Aztec diet was lacking in proteins. These claims have been refuted by Bernard Ortíz Montellano who, in his studies of Aztec health, diet, and medicine, demonstrates that while the Aztec diet was low in animal proteins, it was rich in vegetable proteins. Ortiz also points to the preponderance of human sacrifice during periods of food abundance following harvests compared to periods of food scarcity, the insignificant quantity of human protein available from sacrifices and the fact that aristocrats already had easy access to animal protein.[101][99] Today many scholars point to ideological explanations of the practice, noting how the public spectacle of sacrificing warriors from conquered states was a major display of political power, supporting the claim of the ruling classes to divine authority.[102] It also served as an important deterrent against rebellion by subjugated polities against the Aztec state, and such deterrents were crucial in order for the loosely organized empire to cohere.”

>> The theory of “lack of protein” is smoke. Vegetable protein was highly available not to forget abundant aquatic food. Yes, there is a “spectacle” side to it, as in a show of power….the idea behind it is like what the Roman did with the “bread and circus”.

But I believe personally there is a much darker side to it all… Don’t forget anons, survivors of the Ark came out of it after a cataclysm occurred; when they came out, the survivors have also brought their habits and traditions along with them = their knowledge. Since we have a Flood myth in the Aztec Mythology, this means there are Flood survivors in this part of the world, whom have also brought their habits and traditions from before the Flood to this new post-flood world. Remember the rivalry between Quetzalcoatl and Tezcatlipoca? The supporters of the first (the king who had the same name) opposed human sacrifice, while the followers of the second, toppled the first and established human sacrifice, just like what their god asked for. So this means there was an opposition to human sacrifice that was overtaken by the other side = the ones who wanted to sacrifice humans. And the reason of these sacrifices was the human blood itself = seems there is something of importance in it. Remember my comments about the Armenian Genocide? They were sacrificed and exterminated in HUGE numbers = Genocide, because of their BLOOD- or should I say their BLOODLINE.

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>>10306010

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Here AGAIN, we see the importance of the blood, human blood, from how the Aztecs behaved towards it. The tiny difference so far is that here they are not exterminating a specific bloodline. I’ve seen this in witchcraft and voodoo as well….. the power of a blood can make a spell very powerful according to (((their))) believes.

“Writing and iconography

The Aztecs did not have a fully developed writing system like the Maya, however like the Maya and Zapotec, they did use a writing system that combined logographic signs with phonetic syllable signs. […The combination of these principles allowed the Aztecs to represent the sounds of names of persons and places. Narratives tended to be represented through sequences of images, using various iconographic conventions such as footprints to show paths, temples on fire to show conquest events, etc.”

>> This is very important = using half a phonetic and half an iconographic system of writing has a meaning.

“Social and political continuity and change

Although the Aztec empire fell, some of its highest elites continued to hold elite status in the colonial era. The principal heirs of Moctezuma II and their descendants retained high status. His son Pedro Moctezuma produced a son, who married into Spanish aristocracy and a further generation saw the creation of the title, Count of Moctezuma. From 1696 to 1701, the Viceroy of Mexico was held the title of count of Moctezuma. In 1766, the holder of the title became a Grandee of Spain. In 1865, (during the Second Mexican Empire) the title, which was held by Antonio María Moctezuma-Marcilla de Teruel y Navarro, 14th Count of Moctezuma de Tultengo, was elevated to that of a Duke, thus becoming Duke of Moctezuma, with de Tultengo again added in 1992 by Juan Carlos.”

“The Spanish recognized the indigenous elites as nobles in the Spanish colonial system, maintaining the status distinction of the pre-conquest era, and used these noblemen as intermediaries between the Spanish colonial government and their communities. This was contingent on their conversion to Christianity and continuing loyalty to the Spanish crown. Colonial Nahua polities had considerable autonomy to regulate their local affairs. The Spanish rulers did not entirely understand the indigenous political organization, but they recognized the importance of the existing system and their elite rulers.”

“Legacy

During the 19th century, the image of the Aztecs as uncivilized barbarians was replaced with romanticized visions of the Aztecs as original sons of the soil, with a highly developed culture rivaling the ancient European civilizations. When Mexico became independent from Spain, a romanticized version of the Aztecs became a source of images that could be used to ground the new nation as a unique blend of European and American.”

>> Anons, don’t you think this is ODD? The Spanish incorporated the Aztec nobility into their ranks, gave them higher titles, even let them marry into Spanish nobility? Shouldn’t you be one of (((THEM))) to enter the club like this? Isn’t this about the Blood? To marry Spanish noble blood it means you gotta be part of the bloodlines as well, right?

And if anons read careful about the Aztecs from the start and their social composition, it was the Aztec nobles whom pushed for human sacrifices. It was their thing. When we read about the Aztec in general, we get the notion that the Spanish “exterminated” the Aztecs and their culture (most died from illness brought from Europe) because of the horrific practices of Human Sacrifices. Yet, here we see the Spanish crown and nobility welcoming with open arms the Aztec nobility (responsible for the practice of human sacrifices) into their ranks. Maybe the next paragraph can gives us a clearer sight.

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