-Existing Amerindians today are descendants of tribes who were allied with the Spaniards against the pre-Columbian empires that oppressed them. -The wars of independence were orchestrated by the Criollos, descendants of Spanish, with help from UK, not by Amerindianss. Amerindians fought mostly in the Spanish armies. -Before independence, the Amerindians were recognized by the Spanish Empire thousands of km2 reserved just for them. Even today the Mapuche only recognize the treaties signed with the Spanish Empire (100,000 km2 of land), and throughout Latin America is littered with organizations that rescue old documents of the Spanish Empire to prove the ownership of lands that were expropriated after the war of independence. -The Criollo elite of these countries need something to blame for their problems and try to destroy his image, that is, Spain. They also need to strengthen their sense of nationalism and patriotic pride, weakened by severe economic and social problems, saying that "Spain is worse, Spain is poor, Spain is racist, Spain treated us badly.... And they have reflected all this in educational system and in mass media, distorting history to their interests. This hatred of Spain is also being exploited by Marxist-Indgenist chiefs like Evo Morales and Hugo Chavez. Here you have the answer to why so many Latinos hate Spain.