The Spanish arrived before the English, but they (and the French) were monarchists; the WASPs that built this country created it from a revolt against despots with institutions in place that were unique in the world at the time. The southwest today would look like the rest of Mexico without that influence.
I’m not a WASP myself (mostly Irish Catholic), but while I detest England’s historical abuses I can acknowledge what we inherited from them that made this country great for such a long time. That run is over now, but I’ll give credit where it is due.
As my area is overrun with replacement Americans (Hispanic and Asians, primarily), much of the liberalism dished out in our school system falls on deaf ears anyway...
Part of the Spanish territories, including Mexico, Texas etc rebelled against Spain, gaining independence in 1821-so they no longer had a king. Texas repaid Mexico in the same coin, going to war-a couple of my ancestors fought along with every other ethnic group here-gaining independence in 1836-and becoming a Republic with a president-Sam Houston-no king there, either.
Texas became a state in 1845-I really wish it had not-Texas is not like the rest of the SW states, because of the cultural mixing for several centuries of malcontents from Spain and other places-my family is mostly Basque, and we all know what calm, obedient people they have always been-not...
The Irish have certainly had the worst England had to offer-even worse than the Scots did, I think.