The mixed civilization that would eventually come to prominence would be known as the fifth universal race, which is an Aztec belief of a "fifth race" or the "Fifth Sun" which brings a renewal of civilization to the earth. According to Vasconcelos, white Europeans invaded the new world after having industrialized, organized, and viewed themselves as rulers, but no different from the previous civilization that would eventually disappear. He further explains that the temporary government of white Europeans would only serve as a bridge or catalyst to fuse together all human ethnicities and cultures in Latin America. Due to the bloody history, this merger or bridge made it difficult for the Latin American Indians to accept their lineage as they refused to accept the reality that they were created by the Spanish but would ultimately have to accept their past and look to the future or perish. Vasconcelos believed that Europeans and North Americans would also have to accept the same faith as the Indians because sooner or later they would have to mix with other races to progress and protect themselves from other subraces as their numbers would.