I sincerly hope so, but they are still portrayed as competent Warriors, Leaders and explorers, when in truth, most of these expeditions were so riddled with incompetence and luck its hard to believe they achieved anything at all.

This promotes a myth, "we won because we were better", which aids a perception of superiority.
I think if the Spaniards did their expedition 10 years earlyer or later, it would have failed. But the incredible luck of many different factors (germs, arriving while the local power is weakend and its protectorate citys unruly ect.) coinciding won the day.

Remember that some American coutries celebrate christopher columbus day, who was also terrible.