▁realized ▁in ▁ 1 5 1 9 ▁for ▁the ▁council ▁of ▁the ▁town ▁of ▁Ver ac ru z ▁to ▁report ▁to ▁Charles ▁I , ▁attributed ▁to ▁Hern án ▁Cort és , ▁it ▁is ▁mentioned ▁that ▁they ▁had ▁" managed ▁to ▁know ▁for ▁certain ▁that ▁they ▁are ▁all ▁sod om ites ▁and ▁practice ▁that ▁ab omin able ▁sin ". ▁ ▁In ▁another ▁account ▁from ▁an ▁anonymous ▁Italian ▁conquist ador , ▁it ▁is ▁said ▁that ▁the ▁men ▁and ▁women ▁of ▁P án u co ▁worship ▁a ▁mascul ine ▁member ▁and ▁have ▁ere ct ▁ph all uses ▁in ▁their ▁tem ples ▁and ▁public ▁pla zas ▁to ▁worship ▁them : ▁" the ▁mult itude ▁of ▁methods ▁used ▁by ▁the ▁men ▁to ▁satisfy ▁their ▁ab omin able ▁vice ▁[ is ] ▁almost ▁too ▁un bel iev able ▁to ▁be ▁sure . ▁[...] ▁the ▁devil ▁contained ▁in ▁their ▁id ols ▁has ▁possessed ▁them . ▁ ▁It ▁has ▁given ▁them ▁instructions ▁to ▁sacrifice ▁their ▁fellow ▁men , ▁to ▁extract ▁their ▁hearts ▁and ▁to ▁offer ▁the ▁hearts , ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁the ▁blood ▁taken ▁from ▁the ▁tongue , ▁the ▁ears , ▁the ▁legs ▁and ▁the ▁arms , ▁all ▁to ▁the ▁id ols ". ▁ ▁Finally , ▁he ▁comments ▁that ▁" all ▁the ▁inhabitants ▁of ▁New ▁Spain ▁and ▁those ▁of ▁other ▁adjacent ▁provinces ▁a te ▁human ▁flesh , ▁all ▁commonly ▁pract iced ▁sod omy ▁and ▁d rank ▁to ▁excess ", ▁comparing ▁some ▁of ▁the ▁custom s ▁of ▁the ▁ind igen ous ▁people ▁with ▁those ▁of ▁the ▁un god ly ▁sar ac ens