The Spanish colonized parts of Latin America to capture slaves and steal land and resources, resulting in mixed-race populations like the Meztizos with both European and Native American ancestry. Similarly, the English colonized what is now the US by stealing Native American land and bringing slaves from Africa rather than enslaving Native Americans. Colonization led to cultural globalization as colonized peoples adopted the colonizers' languages and religions, and the ongoing process of globalization continues spreading Western culture at the expense of losing traditional cultures worldwide.