[Rummyfan]

Well, it’s true that Spanish was here before English, and that the oldest permanent European settlements on the continent, including in what is now the US, are Spanish.

Sure, but as my old history teacher used to say, time and biology were on the colonists (whether French, Dutch, English or other) side.

In a way the Spanish Empire was a victim of its own success, so far-flung it was impossible to administer and maintain.

[octex]

In a way the Spanish Empire was a victim of its own success, so far-flung it was impossible to administer and maintain.
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Seems the same fate happened to Great Britain and the Soviet Union and Nazi Germany. Is China nearing that point, what with their tentacles in so many different continents and countries?

MAGA, hopefully, will ensure the US does not overreach.