The Spanish destroyed some American Indian villages and crops as part of their colonization efforts in the Americas. This was often done to assert dominance and control over the indigenous populations, as well as to weaken their resistance to Spanish rule. Additionally, the destruction of villages and crops served to disrupt the social and economic structures of the indigenous communities, making them more reliant on the Spanish for resources and ultimately facilitating the process of colonization.
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why did the Spanish destroy the native American Indians ruin their crops?
Of course there were and still are "Black Indians," that is people of African and American Indian heritage. This combination has been with us since the time of the Spanish in Florida and was accelerated by the practice of slavery by certain American Indian tribes in the south. It is estimated that 80% of African-Americans have Indian heritage.
It was an India Indian, not an American Indian.
Americas culture really depends. The culture would be between Spanish, Chinese, American, Canadian,Indian, European its a mix of everything. Amazing Isn't It?! Native American, Latin American, African and European.
Some Hispanics are considered part of the caucasion race. You do have many American Indians from South, Central and North America that speak Spanish as hispanic is not actually a race.
During the Spanish colonial period, the Spaniards developed a caste system based on race. A mestizo was a person of mixed white and American Indian descent.