Conquistadors sacrificed and eaten by Aztec-era people, archaeologists say

Edit The Guardian 10 Oct 2015
Researchers say evidence shows Acolhuas, allies of a major Aztec city known to have captured a Spanish convoy in 1520, killed and cannibalised their captives ... Only a few dozen miles from the relative safety of the Spanish army, the convoy of conquistadors and allies encountered a local people known as the Acolhuas, allies of Tetzcoco, a major Aztec city....

Mexican site yields new details of sacrifice of Spaniards

Edit Houston Chronicle 09 Oct 2015
According to artifacts found at the Zultepec-Tecoaque ruin site, the inhabitants of the town known as Texcocanos or Acolhuas carved clay figurines of the unfamiliar races with their strange features, or forced the captives to carve them ... ....
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