Spain's Relations with its former colonies

[vgambler33]

josh said:

buddy said:

^LOL, that would be very hard to picture a criollo with the name "Cuahtemoc" or "Montezuma."

I recall a picture of a mostly white Mestizo with the surname, Moctezuma, being posted on here. I thought it looked pretty out of place with his appearance.

You mean this guy? I posted his pic before but no response.

www.todito.com/paginas/noticias/23082.html

www.todito.com/imagenes/noticias/22244.jpg

[Josh]

^Yeah, that's him.

[halcyon]

That´s correct, there are virtually no Mexicans in Spain.
As to the preconceptions, Latin American countries are no longer viewed as exotic lands of opportunity, as they used to be seen by Spaniards,

I guess it’s only fair that Spain is now returning the favour then.

but more like tourist destinations and Third World hell-holes. Sadly, that´s the fault of Latin Americans.

I can’t honestly say that the simplistic prejudiced notions of foreigners about nations they’ve never set foot on are of any great significance or relevance.

[eufrenio]

Well, you could say the same about Latin-american perceptions of Spain. Most Latin Americans know a lot more about the USA than about Spain.