These two situations are vastly different. This is also a very eurocentric point of view that ignores that people were already living in the Americas. What hap

These two situations are vastly different. This is also a very eurocentric point of view that ignores that people were already living in the Americas. What happened in 1492 was not grand explorers finding undiscovered country in the star trek sense. It was conquerers finding a new land they were ignorant of rich with resources they could take by force via superior military power.