Otomi (military)

The Otomi were probably noble warriors who formed the elite in the Aztec army, together with the Cuachicqueh.

They were still fighting to increase especially with the intention of their already considerable fame. Your enormous idealism is reflected in their self-imposed obligation to seek in battles always the confrontation with the enemy. A Otomitl (singular of Otomí ) was a warrior by ready made ​​at least nine prisoners for the sacrificial rituals. As part of the elite of Aztec warriors, the men of this warrior covenant had to occupy the most dangerous and most strategic positions on the battlefield. In groups of two, they fought, depending on the strategy, in the front row, mingling with the less experienced comrades or as a last reserve. The Otomí had in Aztec society, as well as the Cuachicqueh a bad reputation. They were regarded as high-handed and coarse. These negative traits and more similarities with the same name, who controlled the neighboring ethnic Otomi most likely your Name.