Those captured wanted to be sacrificed because

There is no evidence that this is true at all.

"Sacrifice was practised across the Valley of Mexico, and Aztec warriors accepted that they might receive the ‘flowered death by the obsidian knife’ as their own likely, even desirable, destiny"

Yes, there was certainly more than one site, much more likely more than 16. The 80k number however is clearly for one temple at one location, during its consecration.

Clearly? Who even said it was all at one site except you?

Regarding the Aztec Blood Festival: "All sources agree that on that day a huge number of captives were sacrificed to the gods on four altars set up on top of the pyramid in Tenochtitlan and 15 at other sacred sites in the city.

Full article is paywalled but they seem to have done a lot of research. I did misread that as 16 sites, when it's saying 15 other alters at other sites.

Also, done with this.

Did you even start?? The only thing you've contributed is trying to minimalize the Aztecs' savagery with some baseless opinions.

Those captured wanted to be sacrificed because

There is no evidence that this is true at all.

"Sacrifice was practised across the Valley of Mexico, and Aztec warriors accepted that they might receive the ‘flowered death by the obsidian knife’ as their own likely, even desirable, destiny"

Yes, there was certainly more than one site, much more likely more than 16. The 80k number however is clearly for one temple at one location, during its consecration.

Clearly? Who even said it was all at one site except you?

Regarding the Aztec Blood Festival: "All sources agree that on that day a huge number of captives were sacrificed to the gods on four altars set up on top of the pyramid in Tenochtitlan and 15 at other sacred sites in the city.

Full article is paywalled but they seem to have done a lot of research. I did misread that as 16 sites, when it's saying 15 other alters at other sites.

Also, done with this.

Did you even start?? The only thing you've contributed is trying to minimalize the Aztec's savagery with some baseless opinions.