[Lorianne]

I can’t argue with that. Is there a former Spanish colony that is not screwed up?

[A CA Guy]

Spain is beautiful, but their former colonies are all screwed up. I agree with you.

[conservatism_IS_compassion]

I can’t argue with that. Is there a former Spanish colony that is not screwed up?

American Beliefs: What Keeps a Big Country and a Diverse People United by John Harmon McElroy compares and contrasts the colonialism of England, France, Portugal, and Spain. I discussed that in this reply on an FR thread:

Spain found bronze-age civilization, and conquered them in a conventional manner as they would have liked to have done in Europe, especially England. Since they found a going concern their only interest was in dominating and exploiting it, rather than creating it. So the only people they sent to their colonies were soldiers and gentlemen to be in charge. No Spanish peons need apply.

[PLMerite]

“I can’t argue with that. Is there a former Spanish colony that is not screwed up?”

Florida, depending upon your definition of “screwed up.”