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The Spanish conquests of South America

In 1492, Christopher Columbus discovered a new world in search of a trade route to India. Overwhelmed and fascinated by the unknown, peaceful colonization soon turned into exploitation, oppression and annihilation. Especially the South American indigenous people, whose indigenous people created great empires like the Incas or Mayas, suffered from the Spanish conquests and were...
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