In the Anglosphere, conquistadors being bad has been the ‘standard’ take in part, yes, because of anti-Spanish propaganda. But by happy accident, the England/Spain rivalry resulted in a take that was accidentally correct - the conquistadors were horrific. After years of attempted whitewashing by elites in former Spanish holdings, a much more indigenous-positive view has taken roots in the once-colonized countries, despite backlash from conservatives within some of those countries who want to preserve the “Brave Spanish hidalgo civilizing and Christianizing the terrible natives” myth.
In the Anglosphere, conquistadors being bad has been the ‘standard’ take in part, yes, because of anti-Spanish propaganda. But by happy accident, the England/Spain rivalry resulted in a take that was accidentally correct - the conquistadors were horrific. After years of attempted whitewashing by elites in former Spanish holdings, a much more indigenous-positive view has taken roots in the once-colonized countries, despite backlash from conservatives within some of those countries who want to preserve the “Brave Spanish hidalgo civilizing and Christianizing the terrible natives” myth.