The population of Native Americans in Mexico and Central America were entirely wiped out by the Spanish in the 1500s is False
- Spain entered in the western hemisphere after the discovery of New World in 1492.
- The Spanish empire spread territories of Central and South America.
- The New World was populated by Native Indians before the arrival of Europeans.
- During the Columbian Exchange, Natives got diseases from Europeans that killed thousands as they were not resistant to diseases.
- Some diseases included chicken pox, malaria, smallpox, measles, cholera, scarlet fever, etc.
- The conquistadors crushing civilizations like Aztec, Mayans and Incas.
- The native Indians remained in Central America and Mexico in a small population.
Therefore we can conclude that the population of Native Americans survived in Mexico and Central America.
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