Charles Darwin, who had witnessed theatrocities perpetrated against Argentina's nativeIndians by Juan Manuel de Rosas, had predictedthat "the country will be in the hands of whiteGaucho savages instead of copper-coloured Indians.The former being a little superior in education,as they are inferior in every moral virtue."
Charles Darwin observed the violence and exploitation faced by Indigenous people in Argentina under the leadership of Juan Manuel de Rosas. He expressed a grim outlook for the future of the country, suggesting that it would ultimately be governed by a segment of society he deemed 'white Gaucho savages.' His perspective implied that despite their slightly better education compared to the Indigenous population, these new rulers lacked essential moral values.
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