The Destruction
and Transformation of Indian Societies
nAll indigenous peoples suffered from the European conquest.
nThere was a demographic catastrophe of incredible proportions as disease, war, and mistreatment caused the loss of many millions of individuals.
nIn one example, the population of central Mexico during the 16th century fell from 25 million to less than two million.
nThe Spanish reacted by concentrating Indians in towns and seizing their lands.
