[muawiyah]

Look, I had a close relative (as such matters go) who was the last Conquistidore under Pizarro who was drawn, quartered and thrown to the dogs ~ mostly because he was a really bad dude, but also because he refused the orders of the new governor to "get out of town" and at the end refused the ministrations of a Roman Catholic priest.

Blaming the Spanish, in general, for the deeds of the Conquistidores is not only wrong, it's an insult to the Conquistidores. They did their own stuff and with little guidance from Madrid.

I think any of them would be willing to own up to his own deeds.

[MetaThought]

Wait, was it your relative who was thrown to the dogs, or was it Pizarro ?

[MetaThought]

Oops. Long dead thread, sorry.