Thoughtful Comments on "The Massacre in the Main Temple During the Fiesta of Toxcatl"

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1 “…great plague broke out here in Tenochtitlan. It began to spread during the thirteenth month and lasted for seventy days; striking everywhere in the city and killing a vast number of our people” (Leon-Portilla, 1959, p. 92-93).
Tenochtitlan had been hit by a plague that killed many people. This is similar to what the world is going through right now. The plague lasted more than seventy days during this time, and it is still killing people. Plagues do have an end, and hopefully, the plague that the world e currently experiencing will be over soon.
2 “The people were tormented by hunger, and many starved to death. There was no fresh water to drink, only stagnant water and the brine of the lake, and many people died of dysentery” (Leon-Portilla, 1959, p. 107-109).
People are killed and injured as a result of war. War can cause injuries, diseases, hunger, deprivation, death, and other types of hardship. Nations go to war for various reasons, including political, economic, religious, and ideological considerations. As a result, the war continues to have positive effects, as it can combat the problem of bad governance and injustice. However, it must be avoided beca...