The Spanish conquest had both positive effects on the Aztec Empire. Some negative effects were:- The leader of the Aztec Empire was killed meaning there was no one to lead the army, so they collapsed. - The Spaniards brought lots of diseases like smallpox, typhus that wiped out thousands of people. - The Aztec culture was lost as the people died and the remains were forced to read and write in Spanish. Their temples got destroyed as well. - The enormous decline of the population over the years of colonisation. 90% of the population declined by the early 1600s. - Loss of the Aztecs native languages. Even though the Spanish Conquest killed most of the population, it also had some positive effects. - The Spanish helped modernize the society,
