>>7989257>Spanish colonisation wasn't a steady stream of full blood SpaniardsFalse, there was a constant steady stream of poor Spanish farmers and political dissidents or just fed up Iberian's fleeing the peninsula for that entire period. The Spanish Empire was constantly at war in Europe; which is what led directly to its downfall. After Napoleon chimped out there were two major civil wars which had devastating consequences for Spain and caused a huge migration to former Spanish colonies. In modern times the country has become a slave to German debt and actively tries their best to push out all the talent. There has been a major brain drain in Spain for the past 10 years and it will only get worse. The Spanish boomers are worse than Anglo boomers and make it near impossible for a young Spaniard to get a job or live a decent life. Now you see a lot of them move to Uruguay, Mexico, Argentina and Brazil to work; if they can't get a transfer to a European country.