Poinsett embraces the idea of colonization and asserts that the Mexicans benefited from Cortez because he civilized them. He states,” The custom of begging in the streets existed in Mexico before the conquest, and Cortes speaks of the Indians begging like rational beings, as in instance of their civilization. And in fact it was the greatest he could have given. A people in the hunter state never beg or give in charity.” He believes that Cortes was their savior from the savage life they had and helped them to become independent. He completely disregards the great civilizations that the indigenous people had before Cortes arrival. By incorporating his praise to Cortes, Poinsett is enforcing colonization because it illustrates that without Cortes,