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You are the true conqueror of my heart (lemmy.ml)
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[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Well that explains why all Spanish colonies end up corrupt. They were all "corrupted" early on that colonization period.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Maybe you need to read something about Spanish colonisation.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Can you recommend something ? I'm not very literate on the subject myself

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

The primary Spanish sources are pretty explicit about their behaviour, other than the lies about the nature of the natives. They tended to keep meticulous records.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

Ok, thanks

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

Read about their 300+ years colonization of the Philippines.