Aztec Cannibalism
by Whitney Arnold
(A contemporary Spanish illustration, from the Codex Magliabechiano. 1970)
The Aztecs are best known for their gruesome sacrifices and cannibalistic ways. These sacrifices were regular occurrences to nourish various gods such as Huitzilopoctli (The God of War) and Tlaloc (The God of Rain and Drought). Many of these regular sacrifices led to cannibalism of the captor's calpulli members. Sacrifice and cannibalism seem to go hand in hand when it comes to Aztec society.
(Aztec Empire)