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Originally Posted by Sailor Steve
I read a lovely book a couple of years ago (I can't remember the name offhand) that explained how English traders and military men tried to "free" the natives from Spanish abuses, then turned around and did the same things themselves. They didn't really care; it was just an excuse to get the natives to rebel. All they were really after was their piece of the pie.
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Like the American-Spanish war!
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Originally Posted by Sailor Steve
Do you have any evidence for that claim? Surviving records indicate that Columbus tried to stop the abuse of the natives, and it was the Hidalgos who perpetrated it. If you don't know who they were I'll gladly explain.
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This is what I love about subsim.
The ability for a bunch of intelligent people to have debates with each other!
