The Aztec people sacrificed all sorts of animals to their deities. In some cases, animals from remote areas were imported to the city of Tenochtitlan to have them offered to t… See more

Aztecs had a primarily vegetarian diet for which they relied on their agricultural produce. Yet they also consumed meat, though in scarcer quantities. Aztecs had three key w… See more

Archaeologists have found evidence of only two animals having been domesticated by the Aztecs. These include turkeys and dogs. Both of them served a ready source of meat at … See more

Animals enjoy a central position in Aztec symbolism. Nearly every Aztec deity is represented or associated with one or more animals. So for instance, the jaguar was used to sy… See more