I haven't thought that far yet, but the Mexica are already adopting Spanish names for things they didn't know before, like horses and cows.
The Jaguar's Roar - An Aztec Timeline
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This is good and bad at the same time, they are animals that will completely change Aztec society. But they will also cause problems such as diseases related to these animals. Especially pigs.
As the author said that he did not see a complete conversion,so I assume that something similar to Indonesian will occur. With the coastal and merchant groups being Catholic and the interior being native.
Pigs are also extremley invasive and can outcompete native wildlife. How this will affect Mesoamerica remains to be seen
Look at the Wild Pigs problem OTL. They have become smarter and are able to survive winters and are a menace to crops.
"My Tlataoni, I require several Spanish muskets to kill the 30-50 feral hogs that run onto my estate..."
Feral domestic pigs, they're a huge issue in the southern US and Mexico.
There were already wild peccaries / javalinas from southwestern U.S. down to Patagonia tho.
Pigs reproduce way faster (at least 7 per litter, and they can breed twice a year!) and they're also a lot bigger. Not to mention, they eat much more (look up do pigs eat deer). The problem will only get worse when natural predators get wiped out by settlers/more advanced mesoamericans. Pigs are no joke.
Who would win?
Ancient ecosystems that have persisted for millenia despite the presence of Humans
some pigs
Ancient ecosystems that have persisted for millenia despite the presence of Humans
some pigs
