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While the rest of Europe marched on crusades to regain the Holy Land, Spainards fought their religious crusades against the infidels on their own doorstep. This constant battle for their land and faith left an indelible mark on the Spanish character. No man with any breeding regarded himself as other than a soldier a conquistador dedicated to banishing the Moors from Spanish soil."My, how times have changed.
1 posted on
03/15/2004 5:02:05 PM PST by
45Auto
To: 45Auto
2 posted on
03/15/2004 5:04:06 PM PST by
Ernest_at_the_Beach
(The terrorists and their supporters declared war on the United States - and war is what they got!!!!)
To: 45Auto
Now they look more like Don Quixote....tilting at windmills they call Bush. All the while, the real enemy is at laughing and licking his chops.
To: 45Auto
For the record, Torquemada was Amish
6 posted on
06/12/2011 5:30:12 AM PDT by
bert
(K.E. N.P. N.C. D.E. +12 ....( History is a process, not an event ))
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