I'm not exactly sure the whole history of what happened but i,found this answer that was to a question like yours it might help https://www.reference.com/history/did-spanish-treat-native-americans-cc9cb9a768f0a020
There is a frog. The frog has a small mouth. The frog has a problem. The poor frog can't eat with a small mouth. So the frog's friend has a solution. The frog's friend makes tiny sandwiches for the frog.