Why do people think that the Iberians chose to mix with the native population of America?

[Tietar]

Many italians and others euro immigrants in the 20s mixed with non white people lol

It is different to mix with castizas, mestizas, and even mulatas in a established caste society, than to mix with natives.

The original indigenous mix during the 16th century was mandatory, not an option.

[Tobi]

and many mulattos or tri racials are not victim of rapped and stuffs
many of them have recent european ancestry
exemple tais araujo, her grandmother was austrian
this country is dirrty, you should all deal with it

The focus of the thread is the begining of colonization in Americas. I'm wondering what is wrong with you and your boyfriend.

[KMack]

the question should be: why iberians so fearless? because indigenous are not hot, they dont have cute face neither big butts
at least my family didnt mix with them because we have sense

Jesus missy, it is the 1500's 1600's, it isn't about who his hot. It is phucking survival. How many different Tribes were there, need a calculator.

[Brás Garcia de Mascarenhas]

Saúdem os bravos de extrema coragem, orgulho dos mares e de sangue azul.

[Spyy]

Just imagine yourself six months inside a ship with a lot of bearded men like Viriato, Guigo, Cristiano Viejo, etc, and ZERO women

I would rape a lot of amerindians as well, except andids, cause I have fear of them

[Incal]

1) They were hornier

2) There weren't european women around

[AphroditeWorshiper]

Just imagine yourself six months inside a ship with a lot of bearded men like Viriato, Guigo, Cristiano Viejo, etc, and ZERO women

I would rape a lot of amerindians as well, except andids, cause I have fear of them

I don't

rape is a crime and one of the most disgusting acts that a man can do

don't is because the Natives was considered "wild/savage" that this act was acceptable, in none way the rape is acceptable

[B01AB20]

What you would do if you were very few to gain dominance over established kingdoms quite populated?

At first times of colonization with very few spaniards and large native populations, mixing with natives was a strategy of domination.

To create a 'buffer race' between natives and spanairds, the mestizos, that buffer race theorically wouldn't be naturally hostile to spaniards as natives were.

To create a new mestizo aristocracy by mixing spaniards with the local elites.

[Dandelion]

What you would do if you were very few to gain dominance over established kingdoms quite populated?

At first times of colonization with very few spaniards and large native populations, mixing with natives was a strategy of domination.

To create a 'buffer race' between natives and spanairds, the mestizos, that buffer race theorically wouldn't be naturally hostile to spaniards as natives were.

To create a new mestizo aristocracy by mixing spaniards with the local elites.

And kings they became, or thus they saw themselves, as narco drug lords. Of course a few generations down the line when they started forgetting about their distant fully Euro ancestor.
Other bloodlines ended up non-criminal, but started posting on forums like this one about Andids. Still fairly appreciative toward their Euro roots regardless.

[RMuller]

Not only Cortes. For example Juan Cano married the daughter of Aztec Emperor Motecuhzoma.

Intermarriage between Native aristocracy and Spaniards started immediately after year 1521.

True and nobody forced them.