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tsrich t1_j600sav wrote

Is pre-Hispanic a term now? Replacing pre-columbian?

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chiefapache t1_j602d3m wrote

Pre-Hispanic has been a term for a long time, at least since I was in undergrad over 10 years ago. Plus it makes better sense since Columbus never set foot in Mexico. He mapped the coastline of the Gulf and some Central American countries, but his impact and importance in Mexican history pales in proportion to the Spanish. Hence, pre-Hispanic.

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Luinarmlant t1_j61c0vd wrote

That's the way we say it in spanish, at least in Mexico. Maybe it has something to do with the translation?

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Bem-ti-vi t1_j650wya wrote

Hernan Cortes was a conquistador in North America, not South America.

He also took over the Aztec Empire with around 800 Spanish soldiers and tens of thousands of Indigenous allies. Not just 200 people.

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