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Were the Spanish aware that American mainland existed after discovering the Caribbean?
After the Spanish (Castille) first discovered The Caribbean (Nowday Dominican Republic, Cuba ect.) in the late 1400s / Early 1500s were they aware / did they predict that mainland North and South ...
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Has Morocco ever claimed ownership of the Canary and Madeira islands?
Has Morocco ever claimed ownership of the Canary and Madeira islands? If no, then why not?
How about the island countries Cabo Verde and São Tomé and their African continental neighbours?
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Time frame of Rita Indiana's video "Da Pa' lo' Do'" (Dominican Republic)
This question is about the history of the Dominican Republic. Look at the uniform shown in the beginning of Rita Indiana's video "Da Pa' lo' Do'," which means "There's enough for both," where "both" ...
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Even though Spain and Portugal had many colonies (15th/16th C), what factors permitted UK/France to become world powers later (18th/19th C)?
Some of the first European countries to acquire colonies in the "New World" (and elsewhere) were Spain and Portugal. They "discovered America" (as the euro-centric interpretation goes), and had ...
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