tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7846406918277186551.post5118663949864054663..comments2023-04-16T09:59:09.929-04:00Comments on American People I & II: The "White Man's Burden"A. Mattsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02245371044449114621noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7846406918277186551.post-10029020253012735082010-09-21T13:26:43.041-04:002010-09-21T13:26:43.041-04:00A good discussion. The conquest of Mexico is a gr...A good discussion. The conquest of Mexico is a great subject to discuss in relation to the debate over Columbus and the conquistadors who followed after him. <br /> Kipling's poem is a classic warning about the nature of imperialism, the great costs and obligations that came with empire. <br /><br />Are there lessons in the poem that might have applied to the Spanish conquest of Mexico? <br /><br />With conquest came great wealth and the pillaging of native civilizations. What 'burdens' did the Spanish acquire in exchange for this flow of gold and silver back across the Atlantic? At what cost to the people of Spain did these colonies become Spanish? How did becoming a great trans-Atlanic empire change life in Spain?A. Mattsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02245371044449114621noreply@blogger.com