Following intense conflicts, Aztec warriors would often partake in a ceremony that was as macabre as it was significant to their culture. They drank a fermented concoction known as 'octli', primarily made from the agave plant, which is similar to what we know today as pulque. However, what made this drink particularly unusual was the addition of human blood, which came from the prisoners of war they captured and later sacrificed. This practice was not merely for the sake of brutality. The Aztecs

So how did the Aztecs torture & kill their enemies? So Aztec weaponry was not necessarily designed to be proficient in quickly killing their enemies—rather they were intended to maim their enemies so they could be drug back & used as sacrificial victims. Recent forensic archaeological evidence shows that at-least 550 Spaniard related people were captured, imprisoned, tortured, butchered, boiled, scalped & dismembered over the course of roughly 6 months. And all of this was in retaliation to the