Pocahontas and Tupac Amaru — Who Was Better Off, Whose People Was Better Off?

Pocahontas died after bearing a son, having been baptised Rebecca and married to a Rolfe.

Túpac Amaru died executed by Spaniards in Cusco, in 1572.

He had also been baptised, and catechised by Catholics.

So, given Catholicism is right, Túpac has a better chance of being in Heaven. The adress to Pachacámac in the last words need not be an apostasy, he could have considered he had worshipped God with some false gods and with false beliefs, and adressed Him as he had been used to doing. But if it was an apostasy, he is obviously less likely to be in Heaven than Rebecca Rolfe.

But what about their peoples?

Powhatan tribes exist, but the Powhatan language has left us 500 words. All Powhatan tribes alive today speak English. Six tribes are federally recognised, so outside Virginia too, and they have 400 Nansemond, 430 Pamunkey, 500 Rappahannock, 840 Chickahominy and 132 Eastern Chickahominy.

Túpac Amaru's subject spoke Quechua and Aymara, the languages still exist. Quechua Wáywash has 750 000 speakers. Quechua overall 7 200 000. Aymara has 1 700 000 speakers.

And here is more on the reasons for the successful conquest:

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ziBSQXPnjQg

No, I'm not taking "Spanish guilt" and "English virtue" for a fact. The worst recent treatment of Quechuans was under Alberto Fujimori, whose parents were Buddhists./HGL