The Return of the Jaguar in the Yucatán Peninsula
When the Spanish arrived on these shores in the late 15th century, they found a place without inhabitants or infrastructure. What was more, there was a large population of feral hogs and snakes that plagued people and livestock, and for many years, the Spanish were unable to make much of a living. The indigenous population lived in a different world of their own, away from the Spaniards and far from the European ideas of progress. The only source of the food and clothing needed for the people living in the area was their pigs and other livestock, for the most part wild and feral. Since there was no infrastructure, and very little to do, it was easier to give up and go and be born a native, than to try to make what was available work.
When the Spanish arrived, they found a place without inhabitants or infrastructure. What was more, there was a large population of feral hogs and snakes that plagued people and livestock, and for many years, the Spanish were unable to make much of a living. The indigenous population lived in a different world of their own, away from the Spaniards and far from the European ideas of progress. The only source of the food and clothing needed for the people living in the area was their pigs and other livestock, for the most part wild and feral. There was no infrastructure, and very little to do, it was easier to give up and go and be born a native, than to try to make what was available work.
The Spaniards began to colonize the land because of the abundance of the area, as they had to, but when they learned through experience that there was nothing to plant, they began to kill the crops and livestock, and the native people had to grow the food themselves. That the Spaniards were hungry for gold did not mean these people were not able to find food, and they were very resourceful to survive. When the Spaniards began to colonize the land because of the abundance of the area, but when they learned through experience that
