Similarities Between Aztec And Spanish

Imagine you were a young Aztec person trying to decide whether to stick with your religion or convert to christianity. The Aztec and spanish had many differences and similarities in the way that they practiced religion. Both religions had different ways that they celebrated gods sacrifice and religious leaders.

One of the similarities that the Aztec and spanish had was that they both had gods. The Aztec had many gods and the spanish had one god. Huitzilopochtli, the Aztecs favorite god was the one to tell the Aztecs to leave their homeland in Northern Mexico and travel south until they found an Eagle on a cactus. He was also the war god and needed blood from sacrifices to strengthen.The Aztecs most powerful god was Tezcatlipoca. He is the god of the night and struggles with the sun god Huitzilopochtli. He uses a smoking mirror to see the future. Quetzalcoatl Left Mexico after a fight with Tezcatlipoca. Priests prophesied that he would return on the new fire and bring destruction to the Aztecs. Tlaloc was the rain god. The Aztecs feared the most because he could either cause a drought or flood their crops. The spanish had one god, his name was god and he was their creator. Both religions had different gods that they worshiped.

One difference between the Aztec and Spanish was that the Aztec sacrificed people to nourish their gods. …show more content…
Next was bishops and then priests and finally Catholics. At the top of the Aztec hierarchy was the Emperor he was their leader and was called the Huey Tlatoani he lived in the great temple. Next down was the priests they taught the Aztec religion and told the people what the gods have said. The priests were also the ones that did the sacrifices.The priests also had a life full of praying to the