How did Spanish colonization and the slave trade in the 17th and 18th centuries impact the diversity of Central American nations today?

Can I get a nice easy explanation plz
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Respuesta :

European settlement decimated the Native American population through diseases and conflicts over land and resources. The Natives that survived benefited from more diverse diets, longer lives(due to medicine), and an abundance of manufactured goods through increased trade with Europeans