Christianity as practiced by 16th-century Spaniards was hardly kinder than the Aztec religion. See above...
Also the Aztecs fought battles for prisoners, not to kill their enemies. They killed them after the battle instead of during.
As for Montezuma’s death, the best source - the Florentine codex - simply says that the king’s body was found in the street three days after the nobles were massacred (the massacre in the Main Temple of May 10, 1520).
The Ramirez codex says that the Spanish didn’t administer the last rights for Montezuma because they were busy looking for gold.
Probably the Spanish had no more use for him because he couldn’t control his people anymore.
Kudos to you for explaining things from a relatively rational viewpoint in responses to so many posts.
you are reading some pretty twisted history...I have almost finished “History of the Conquest of Mexico” by William H. Prescott which is available at the bookstores. He wrote largely from manuscripts taken from people who were there...including the spanish clergy that accompanied Cortes. The author is not totaly pro spannish but paints a very detailed and acknowledged by many historians, accurate picture of the true history. Father Olmed was close to Cortes and he was the main man who spoke through an interpeter to bring the forgiveness truth to the Mexicans and indian tribes. The killing after the battles happened to be done by the very brutal Aztec warriors and priests. All of the captured allies and spaniards were marched up the pyramids and their hearts were ripped out of their bodies while they were alive. In contrast, Cortes offered peaceful terms at every possible opportunity and was responsible for making the people’s lives so much better after the war. The Aztecs were known for conquering and subjegating the native people and murdering them wholesale for their evil religion. Take a look at the book, there is so much politically correct nonsense taught about Cortes.