Spanish Effect On The Aztec Empire

The effect the Spanish had on the Aztec Empire is a mixed lot. History experts often disagree on the impact, both positive and negative, that the Spanish had on Aztec city/people. Under the leadership of Hernan Cortes in 1521, the Aztec Empire was destroyed. The Aztecs were a (very simple/from a time very long ago) people who practiced (series of actions always done the same way for religious or other reasons) that were cruel and shocking. Spanish rule put and end to those cruel traditions.
Negative Effect: Destruction of the Empire
After three months of fighting, Cortes defeated the capital city of the Aztec Empire, Tenochtitlan. The (male ruler of a country) Cuauhtemoc was taken prisoner and killed later that same year, and Cortes became