The macahuitl was a two-handed sword made of obsidian, the sharpest material in the world. Its effectiveness was so great that it was used even after the conquest of the Aztec Empire, in the conquest of the Philippines, Central America, and northern Mexico.
>>64025806>after the conquest of the Aztec EmpirePresumably referring to use by the Spanish empire, although I don't know enough on this matter to confirm or refute if they actually showed up there.
>what
The spaniard use their native allies in the conquest of the philippines
>Cool axe, faggot.
In reality i wouldnt say macahuitl is an axe, since the tepoztli would fit more into that category.
When the conquistadors refer to the macahuitl they describe it as a 2 hand sword
>Shitposting
Its no shitposting, we do know the spaniards use their native allies in their conquest of philippines
>>64026176they were made in a variety of sizes
>>64026147As cool as they are i have some major doubts about 1500s spaniards loading up boats with these and bringing them all the way to the philipines
>Por muy geniales que sean, tengo algunas dudas importantes sobre los españoles del siglo XVI que cargaron barcos con estos y los llevaron hasta Filipinas.
I mean, if they were used in the guatemala conquest i would expect they also let their indian allies use the indian weaponry (macahuitl included) in the conquest of the philippines
>>64026304Probably not Spaniards of course, but if any of all those mesoamerican people incorporated into the empire participated, then they might have brought some.
