Yes, bad luck for some and (undeserved?) fortune for others... yet it's what they did with their advantage what also matters. You tiptoe around the different approaches between the Spanish new territories and the English colonies, of course it wasn't the main subject of this post but it's still worthwhile to consider the legacies on each case. But of course we know who's always had better marketing.
You're touching the nerve of Part 3. The marketing angle is real – there's a reason the Black Legend exists and it's not because Spain was uniquely cruel. The English model just produced better PR (and worse outcomes for indigenous populations, arguably). The legacies are wildly different and almost nobody talks about why. Stay tuned 🥔
Yes, bad luck for some and (undeserved?) fortune for others... yet it's what they did with their advantage what also matters. You tiptoe around the different approaches between the Spanish new territories and the English colonies, of course it wasn't the main subject of this post but it's still worthwhile to consider the legacies on each case. But of course we know who's always had better marketing.
You're touching the nerve of Part 3. The marketing angle is real – there's a reason the Black Legend exists and it's not because Spain was uniquely cruel. The English model just produced better PR (and worse outcomes for indigenous populations, arguably). The legacies are wildly different and almost nobody talks about why. Stay tuned 🥔