A new study claimed that Spanish conquistadores butchered several women, children, Spaniards and people of other groups and even ate Spaniards. The study's findings that were published on Monday by the National Institute of Anthropology and History were based on the excavation at the town of Tecoaque, which means "the place where they ate them" in the Nahuatl language of the Aztecs, reports news agency Associated Press.

People eaten, pigs left: Mexican archaeologists find tale of cannibalism and brutal killings

Archaeologists have unearthed new sections of an Aztec tower of human skulls dating back to the 1400s beneath the centre of Mexico City. The newly uncovered wall is comprised of the skulls of men, women and children who were likely killed during ritual sacrifices to the gods, according to the statement.

Tower of 'human skulls' built by Aztecs discovered in Mexico City

Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador wrote an open letter to Pope Francis on Saturday and called on the Roman Catholic Church to apologise for atrocities on indigenous people of Mexico during the Spanish conquest in 1500s.

Mexico asks Pope to apologise for atrocities during Spanish conquests

Archeologists discovery of 16th century anchors off Mexican coast offer clues into Spaniard conquest

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People eaten, pigs left: Mexican archaeologists find tale of cannibalism and brutal killings

Tower of 'human skulls' built by Aztecs discovered in Mexico City

Mexico asks Pope to apologise for atrocities during Spanish conquests

Archeologists discovery of 16th century anchors off Mexican coast offer clues into Spaniard conquest