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An indigenous man knocks over a statue of a Spanish conquistador on the 500th anniversary of the European discovery of the Americas, Chiapas, Mexico, 1992 (lemmy.world)
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[–] PugJesus@lemmy.world 2 points 1 week ago

In the Anglosphere, conquistadors being bad has been the 'standard' take in part, yes, because of anti-Spanish propaganda. But by happy accident, the England/Spain rivalry resulted in a take that was accidentally correct - the conquistadors were horrific. After years of attempted whitewashing by elites in former Spanish holdings, a much more indigenous-positive view has taken roots in the once-colonized countries, despite backlash from conservatives within some of those countries who want to preserve the "Brave Spanish hidalgo civilizing and Christianizing the terrible natives" myth.