Mexico was once ruled by the Aztec people. The Aztec ancestry has such a romantic mythology attached to it. People think the Mexicans were decedents of the Astecs. However, when you look at the history of it, it was the Spanish who came into Mexico and took over. They were not called conquistadores for nothing. Gold was their quest and they knew the Aztecs had it. They caused famine and small pox to wipe out most the Aztec population. Their fervor fueled by victory, drove the conquistadores to lay the Aztec empire to waste, erasing the remnants of the culture as best they could, scorching Tenochtitlán by fire, leveling its majestic temples and making it a conquest of Spain. The rubble would make up the foundations of a new world, the cradle of a brand new people and the New World of Spain.
It is because of the Spanish heritage that Spanish Caste System in Mexico exists. In this hierarchy, those who are viewed as being more European, or “white,” are generally endowed with higher social status. Those who are viewed as being more “indigenous,” or “dark,” are typically given less social prestige. Blacks in Mexico have very few rights and because of the caste system makes it nearly impossible for them to attain wealth and higher positions.
It is because of this racist caste system that is driving the more indigenous Mexicans into the United States where there is more opportunity.
Now “The Race” want to be the new conquistadores in America.
Not only all that, but the Azteks were very bad neighbors. There were other tribes who sided with the Spanish because they were happy to see the Azteks taken down.
If you go back further into history, the “Aztecs” were not the original rulers of Mexico. The primitive ancestors of the Aztecs migrated southward from what are now the states of the southwest USA, probably due to a severe, decades (or centuries) long drought. The rulers of Mexico allowed them in as a servant class. Their population increased, and they took the place over. Sound familiar???