Xochiayotl - Strategy reconsidered

A recent article questions the number of captives from the Flower Wars (Xochiyaotl). Robert William Martin proposes that the capture of enemies was not an overriding issue in Mexica military strategy. The link below will take you to the article, but it is behind a paywall unless your university affiliation provides access.

https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/latin-american-antiquity/article/abs/reevaluation-...

John F. Schwaller

Editor H-Nahuatl