"The Aztec Religion made the Spaniards uncomfortable because of the proximity that was accorded the divine. Where the Aztecs saw communion, the Spaniards could see only bestiality; where the Aztecs saw harmony with the cosmic order, the Spaniards could only see superstition... Thus Aztec religion appeared as a monstrous perversion of Christian religion. The writings of the missionaries abounded with the ideas that the indigenous religion undercut and mocked the Christian religion, like a monkey imitating human gestures. It was thus viewed as a kind of antagonistic inversion of true religion". - (Villoro, 1992, pp. 60-61)
Perspective/Letter Writing Task
You are a Spanish Conquistador who has recently arrived in Tenochtitlan (the capital city of the Aztec Empire). Your mission is to investigate into the religious beliefs and practices of the indigenous Aztec people through any information and resources you can gather. Take into consideration how the rituals and customs you discover are contrary or oppose those to what you are familiar with. From what you gather, you are to write a letter back to Spain informing them of:
(I) Your findings,
(II) How you believe you can impose the religion of Spain (Roman Catholicism) onto the Aztec peoples way of life and society, and,
(III) How your religion would benefit the lives of Aztecs.
Answer the question with reference to the two videos, the information listed previously regarding the opposing beliefs, rituals, and concepts, and the quote located above.