To argue weather or not the Spanish conquest was complete or not would be to assume that it was indeed a conquest. Setting aside my personal thoughts on that issue I would like to explore an alternative way of looking at the turn of events that so heavily influenced the cultures of two worlds. When you look upon a Latin American country the obvious traits and cultural characteristics reflect neither Spanish nor native entirely. What stands out is a hybridization of two worlds that collided during the Colonization period. So does this mean that the Spanish have unfinished business? In the sense that they were the dominating force until a series of revolutions and separations no. In the sense that that they were unable to create a unified establishment that ultimately reflected their country, yes. If you look at the situation in the United States, it included little to now integration of Native Americans into British society and simply did away with natives that may have prevented westward expansion. The Spanish did not have the colonizing force to complete what the British did because of incentives. The Spanish were more interested in using the natives for economic gains rater than establishing an entire New Spain. This made it critical to make some use of native peoples thus unavoidably assimilating cultures.

-Steven Stubbs