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fromwww.thehistoryblog.com
4 days ago

Silver coin found from doomed Spanish colony on Strait of Magellan

The real de a ocho coin was discovered last month in an excavation at the site of the Ciudad del Rey Don Felipe. It was placed on a flat stone in the foundations of the colony's first church.
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fromenglish.elpais.com
3 weeks ago

Spain's King Felipe VI acknowledges that there were many abuses' in the colonization of America

King Felipe VI acknowledged significant abuses during Spanish colonization of the Americas, recognizing that protective laws were not fulfilled in practice, while visiting an exhibition on women in indigenous Mexico.
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fromwww.esquire.com
5 months ago

Today Should Always Be Called Indigenous Peoples Day

Spanish colonizers committed brutal warfare, mass killing, and enslavement of Indigenous peoples to seize gold and riches, causing immense suffering and population collapse.
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