When viewed from the side of the indigenous however, it wasn't just the sight of a European that meant your days were numbered. Sighting an Aztec for example w

When viewed from the side of the indigenous however, it wasn't just the sight of a European that meant your days were numbered. Sighting an Aztec for example was almost as bad. It is possible that going from famines and plagues to riches within a few hundred years with European influence ultimately results in less suffering than if that transition took significantly longer without European influence.