> If anyone's corpse deserves a pissing on, it would be his.

That's a strong statement. I mean he was obviously very cruel and greedy but I don't see how he was particularly exceptional in that way compared to thousands of other historical figures (we can call all of them one of the most evil men in history but that just makes the term meaningless..).

Even in the same ~50 year timeframe his direct "achievements" pale to compared to those of Cortés, Pizzaro.