The largest human sacrifice in history. Aztec bloody festival

During a four-day ceremony in honor of the god Huitzilopochtlie in 1487, the Aztecs sacrificed tens of thousands of captives. To this day, however, it is difficult to determine the exact number of victims. Different sources give different numbers of victims.

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The Aztecs, who ruled Mexico from 1345 to 1521, were famous for practicing human sacrifice in their…