They had advanced cities, trade systems, agriculture, education, and political power. Tenochtitlan, the Aztec capital, was larger and more organized than many European cities at the time.

The Spanish conquest destroyed this.

Temples were razed, codices burned, leaders executed, and millions died from disease and war. The Spanish imposed forced labor, seized land, dismantled Indigenous economies, and suppressed language and religion.

As a result, once-powerful civilizations became marginalized and impoverished.

The legacy of colonialism still affects Indigenous Mexicans today, who often face poverty, limited access to education, and systemic discrimination.

Spain has never formally apologized or offered reparations—only symbolic gestures of regret. The lasting damage, however, is real.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5715469&forum_id=2#48876332)

As violent as the conquistadors could be it pales in comparison to the sadistic violence and torture that the primal natives engaged in on a routine basis.

The settling of the americas was the single most civilizing feature in world history.

It’s not as if it’s a secret either. You can read about what the natives were doing. It’s straight out of a horror movie.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5715469&forum_id=2#48876639)

its all BS

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5715469&forum_id=2#48876836)

sorry the third world are filled with violent natives that the enlightened europeans civilized through the spread of christianity

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5715469&forum_id=2#48876850)

At the time of the Spanish conquest, the Aztec Empire had 5 to 6 million people. Hernán Cortés arrived with about 500–600 Spaniards, and later added tens of thousands of Indigenous allies, especially the Tlaxcalans.

The conquest of the Aztec Empire wasn’t a simple case of a small group defeating a large one—it was the result of:

Massive Indigenous alliances: Many tribes hated Aztec rule and fought alongside the Spanish.

Epidemic disease: Smallpox killed up to half the population, including leaders and warriors.

Internal unrest: The Aztecs ruled by tribute and force—many subjects saw the Spanish as liberators.

Psychological shock: Horses, guns, and steel weapons were completely foreign and terrifying.

Siege warfare: Tenochtitlán fell after months of starvation, blockades, and destruction.

The Aztecs were an advanced, organized civilization. They didn’t fall because they were primitive—they fell because of disease, betrayal, and a brutal colonial strategy backed by overwhelming Indigenous support.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5715469&forum_id=2#48877697)