#has said

well i mean. you’re not wrong, but i think it’s complicated. i’m no expert on latin america, esp not indigenous groups in latin america, BUT my best friend has lived in both chile and mexico, and another rlly good friend lives in argentina and works with an indigenous activist there. 

as far as i understand-- spanish is a colonizer language, but not everyone who speaks it is necessarily a descendant of colonizers. in mexico, my best friend tells me that p much everyone identifies as “mestizo” (i don’t speak spanish sorry if this is wrong), which essentially means of mixed spanish and indigenous descent. and while there’s not a ton of recognition abt it within mexico, there’s definitely colorism at play, and the lighter families with more colonial ancestors have more wealth than darker families with more indigenous heritage. 

there are also lots of indigenous groups that live in latin american countries in separate communities that may learn spanish in order to better interact with people outside their communities. for instance, the indigenous activist my friend works with speaks spanish to her, but is from an indigenous community in northern argentina.

additionally, i work with refugee kids and we have a number of latin american kids that speak spanish with each other (and with us) but speak local indigenous languages at home. in fact, one of them has told us that he was one of the few ppl in his family who was able to seek asylum in the US bc he was the only one who could speak spanish fluently. 

so, i definitely don’t think that all latin american spanish speakers are descended from colonizers. i also don’t think that most spanish speaking people identify as being descended from colonizers-- i legitimately have no idea what the attitudes are towards ancestral conquistadors-- but it’s clear that throughout latin america, while spanish colonization is an important part of various countries’ histories and heritages, so too are indigenous cultures. 

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