It was the Catholics that penetrated Latin America, Mexico and our country’s southwest area even BEFORE there was a United States of America.
Most of those Latin America countries are poor, homes to tyrannical despot leaders, communist party, invaded by the Chinese, and never risen to the level to the USA’s American exceptionalism.
Most of your W.A.S.P. nations prospered like the US UK Canada and Australia.
Do a study of White Anglo Saxon Protestant nations.