Several peoples and civilizations prior to contact with Europeans. Some of them include the Arawak, Tupi, Inca, Mayan and Aztecs.
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Europeans introduced African slavery
The could overpower the natives and make them their slaves.
Los negros (black people)
The natives did not have advanced technology and the Spanish carried diseases such as smallpox that they had grown immune to but these diseases were new to the natives and killed many of them before they even went out to battle
It was created by natives of Latin America to hold rain water and keep it from evaporating. The earlist bottles were made of dried, hollowed gourds.
People of Latin descent can trace their ancestral origins back to European colonists from Spain, Britain, and Portugal; African slaves and refugees from Western Africa; and Natives who lived in South America before it was discovered.
they were born in america
Latin America
the natives
Instead of killing the natives to gain land, the Jesuits made peace with them and gave them shelter in exchange for work and making them Christian.
Most Latin Americans practice the same religion, Christianity, due to the influence of Spanish and Portuguese colonization during the 15th and 16th centuries. Catholicism was imposed by the colonizers, and it became deeply ingrained in the culture and history of the region. This has led to a strong religious identity across Latin America.