Good thing Spain has such an impeccable record in that regard.
lol, ask the American Indians how they feel about Spanish Conquistadors…
In 1492, under the Catholic Monarchs Fernado and Isabel, two significant events took place, led by the Kingdom of Spain, that played a key role in shaping the West. The first was the definitive expulsion of the Muslims, who had invaded our peninsula for seven centuries. Without this expulsion of Islam, Europe would have been very different, and for the worse; modern democracy, the Enlightenment, scientific advancements, human rights, and women's equality rights would not have developed.
Secondly, in 1492, Spain sent ships toward the unknown West, discovering America for Europe.
The Spanish colonization of America was not a Disney fairy tale, and like any empire's expansion, there were conflicts, wars, and suffering, and with colonization, cultures and knowledge of pre-Columbian civilizations were lost. However, it must be taken into account that these pre-Columbian peoples practiced cannibalism and subjugated other tribes for human sacrifices, something entirely forbidden in Spanish Catholic culture.
Kindgdom of Spain halted colonization, and a philosophical debate arose about whether the Native Americans had souls or not. Spain determined that they did, and therefore they should be treated with the same respect as the Catholics of Europe. Can you imagine the Belgians in the Congo or the British in North America having these same considerations for the Native Americans? Obviously not.
The Spaniards mingled with the Native Americans. They were not colonies, but part of the Kingdom of Spain, just like the Iberian Peninsula. If one observes the current populations of countries that were part of the Spanish Empire (such as Mexico, Honduras, Guatemala, Ecuador, El Salvador, Colombia, Venezuela, etc.), it can be seen that these populations have more Native American genes than Spanish, proof that the Spaniards did not exterminate the Native Americans; we mixed with them and created a common culture, unlike the British Empire, which practically exterminated all the Native Americans and the Aboriginal Australians, never mingling with them or creating a common culture—they replaced them.
These are indisputable historical facts, so the Spanish Empire cannot be compared to the British Empire or the current United States, which has been involved in dozens of wars and coups since 1900. The Spanish Empire was not racist; however, the United States is a country that, until the 1960s, treated black people like dogs.
Stop insulting my nation, ancestors, and history with your ignorance. Spain shaped the West in a much more positive, humane, and moral way than the British did, or than the USA is doing today with their Protestant capitalism combined with Zionazis from Israel.