But his words will be ignored in Latin America. The Caudillos like Castro, Chavez, Lula da Silva, Calderon and the pathetic Evo Morales will never admit that it was Spaniard culture and custom that destroyed Latin America.
They will go on by stealing what they cannot create: note what Chavez did just yesterday, nationalizing the oil field services companies in Venezuela.
A voice in the wind. Costa Rica will probably continue to prosper, and the rest will simply continue on their path to social oblivion.
The Caudillos like Castro, Chavez, Lula da Silva, Calderon and the pathetic Evo Morales will never admit that it was Spaniard culture and custom that destroyed Latin America.
When the natives finally revolted, they maintained that culture and became a new set of oppressors.
I became aware of it when my roommate in college had to go back home to Mexico when his father died so he could bribe the officials to keep the family business.
Of course, sometimes (e.g.,when I see the “earmark culture” in Congress) I have doubts that we are that much better than Mexico.