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Who do you think were worse, the Spanish conquistadors of the 1500’s or the Inca, Aztec and Maya?
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February 21st, 2021
My DNA is 10% indigenous El Salvadoran. So I thought that I’d learn about some history of Central and South American Indians. Just looking at the dark side, pre Colombian Indian empires of Inca, Aztec and Maya were largely engaged in aggressive and violent warfare for political and resources control. They also had slaves and engaged in human sacrifice (including children to a large extent) and cannibalism.
Of course the Spanish conquistadors were guilty of atrocities but no worse than the weaker empires they conquered.
Who were the bad guys? I think the Inca, Aztec and Maya were quite exceptionally bad and the Conquistadors just mediocre bad.
What do you think?
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