I think there is more evidence than the Spaniards say-so. No one clean on either side for sure.
LJ, Have you ever seen the 1986 movie “The Mission?” I thought it was excellent even with De Niro in a starring role. I think it should be seen along with Apocolypto.
Also, read up on Bartolome de Las Casas, a 16th-century Dominican friar and missionary who fought for the indigenous peoples of the new world. He won the king’s support only to fail on the ground.
I was in a hospital room one day and I heard some narration while not even looking at the screen. I was very surprised to hear this work vocalized.
The Conquistadors were destroying an entire culture simply by breathing on people. Countless thousands perished and little gunpowder or swordplay was involved.
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