The population of central mexico may well have fallen by almost 90 % in 75 years. Estimates of hispaniola's pre columbian eroac, and i believe it's tino indian, ranged from about 300 thousand to half a million. By the 15 forties, there were fewer than 500 survivors. The people that showed up to initiate first contact are not ange like pacifists. They are, in fact, quite the opposite.