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maxsolomon

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9. Biological warfare was an effective tool.

Reply to jcmaine72 (Original post)

Mon Dec 23, 2019, 01:53 PM

Dec 2019

Even if it was inadvertent.

It conquered for the Europeans all throughout the Americas - it basically emptied the PNW prior to settlement.

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Tenochtitlan in 1519 [View all] jcmaine72 Dec 2019 OP

The Armed Robbery of the Americas. rickyhall Dec 2019 #1

Good phrasing. Karadeniz Dec 2019 #3

Sadly it is still going on today Kaiserguy Dec 2019 #7

Thanks...really, really hate, loathe, detest and abominate the conquistadores. Karadeniz Dec 2019 #2

There's quite a bit that survived today. a la izquierda Dec 2019 #4

As beautiful as this looks, ... aggiesal Dec 2019 #5

This message was self-deleted by its author Bucky Dec 2019 #6

In a college Spanish course, we read some of wnylib Dec 2019 #8

Inadvertent healthy gene pool mixing. Can't say that for european aristocrates. defacto7 Dec 2019 #11

Yes, I wondered about that when wnylib Dec 2019 #12

Biological warfare was an effective tool. maxsolomon Dec 2019 #9

Always interested in history info. Yes I think about BootinUp Dec 2019 #10

I'm glad I came across this. Mexico's history is fantastic. Thanks! oasis May 2020 #13

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