La conquista la hicieron los indios y la independencia los españoles
Summary
"La conquista la hicieron los indios y la independencia los españoles" is an idiom of the modern Spanish-speaking world, of disputed authorship, about the history of Hispanic America. Its meaning reflects how the Spanish conquest of America was largely carried out by Indian auxiliaries in the service of the Spanish Empire, rather than by Spaniards themselves. On the other hand, in the Spanish American wars of independence, the patriota or rebel side was mainly driven and composed by Criollo people, Spaniards born in the Americas, often at the expense of the native or mestizo populations.
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This was clearly translated from the Spanish article, discutido is disputed, not discussed
the title is in spanish
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I believe anyone uses that word anymore so to be called "popular".
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