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He was also known as the fifth sun, because the Aztecs believed that he was the sun that took over when the fourth sun was expelled from the sky.
According to the Aztec creation myth, the god demanded human sacrifice as tribute and without it would refuse to move through the sky.
It is said that 20, 000 people were sacrificed each year to Tonatiuh and other gods, though this number is thought to be inflated either by the Aztecs, who wanted to inspire fear in their enemies, or the Spaniards, who wanted to vilify the Aztecs.
The Aztecs were fascinated by the sun and carefully observed it, and had a solar calendar similar to that of the Maya.
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