How did cortez's discovery of the aztec empire in mexico directly affect the native populations that were living there?

The way cortez's discovery of the aztec empire in mexico directly affect the native populations that were living there was:  They lost their lives when peaceful greetings became vicious attacks.

At that time, Cortez discovered that Aztec might hide a large number of Gold in their territory. He later on devise a surprise attack masked as peaceful greetings to lower the defense of Aztec's warrior and minimize the casualties on his side.

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