[mamelukesabre]

pullitzer prize, schmullitzer prize. Arafat won the nobel too. They just gave poitier an oscar for no reason. If you really think there was ever anything in the new world that compared to the spanish empire, you're bonkers. I don't care what some schmullitzer winner says. Use your own brain and judge the facts yourself.

[Teacher317]

I see more facts in his post than in yours

[Freetus]

"I should admit that I know almost nothing of south america"

Yep!

Here's a clue. When Cortez conquered the Aztecs, there was NO SPANISH EMPIRE yet. There was barely even Spain, the country, much less, an Empire, at this point. I can't seem to understand why it is such a confusing matter for you to accept what is the reality, according to EVERY BOOK OF HISTORY ON THE SUBJECT, including the journal of the conquest itself written by Cortez's chronicler, an eye witness, which for the life of me, escapes my mind as to the title right now.

Check this page out if you want the most basic synopsis

http://emuseum.mnsu.edu/prehistory/latinamerica/topics/spanish_conquest.html