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I'd love you back up this claim. There's always collaborators when the alternative is death. Or a bribe. That doesn't mean people were happy about. My persona
by barelysapient 4y ago
I'd love you back up this claim. There's always collaborators when the alternative is death. Or a bribe. That doesn't mean people were happy about.
My personal experience after visiting many of the former Spanish territories in Central and South America is that these countries do not fondly remember the las conquistadories--who pillaged, raped and slaughtered their way across the continent while proselytizing Christianity.
Many of the people I spoke with lay their countries poverty directly at the feet of Spain and American corporations -- who collectively pillaged their country's natural resources and humiliated indigenous people for over 200 years.
This is why Colombia just elected Petro--who's promised to end the looting of Colombia's natural resources, among other things.
- manuelabeledo 4y ago> This is why Colombia just elected Petro--who's promised to end the looting of Colombia's natural resources, among other things. Too little, too late, isn't it? If they have been fed up for the past 200 years.
- barelysapient 4y agoWhile I argue he's the most recent embodiment of that outrage, the populace has been fighting on and off for over two hundred years. Take the Battle of Boyacá[1] for instance. It was a key turning point where the indigenous population achieved victory over Spanish forces. An event that eventually resulted in the independence of Colombia from Spain and creation of several sovereign states. [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Boyac%C3%A1 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Boyac%C3%A1