Human sacrifice

Agreed. We have to reject the idea that we should sacrifice some  humans for whatever a majority sees as "the good", before we lose what it is to be human.--- Twitter user replying to @marwilliamsonhttps://twitter.com/marwilliamson/status/1372979583935463429I've written about this a few times, to the point that I pretty much know what source you heard that number from (even if 2nd or 3rd hand), which is a letter from Juan de Zumarraga, the first Bishop of Mexico. He arrived in Mexico fairly early -- less than 10 years after the Conquest -- so he may have actually been around when sacrifices were going on, but we have no idea how he came to this number since it literally comes from a one line mention in a letter that is (I believe) now lost. Zumarraga also isn't exactly the most unbiased source, seeing as how he was literally sent by the Catholic church to stamp out heresy and convert the natives. He's also notable by how assiduously he pursued the Mexican Inquisition, leading to several individuals condemned to be burned to death under his tenure including the indigenous ruler of Texcoco, Don Carlos Ometeochtzin.
-- ]00-RabbitsPre-Columbian Mexico | Aztecs 16 points 2 years ago reddit.com, 30 I’ve read that 20,000 people were sacrificed annually by the Aztecs, how accurate is this and do we know the logistics behind making this possible? How were the victims selected, as well as treated, before sacrifice? submitted 2 years ago by grimes9618
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Sacrifice; Blood rite; Social status;
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