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He says Spain and Portugal colonized South America by exploiting mineral wealth, enslaving local populations, and converting them to Catholicism.
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The Spanish and Portuguese division of the world gave Spain the wealthier end of the bargain: Mexico, Central America, and much of South America, with gold and silver that rapidly enriched Spain.
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"So they started to chart new areas. Okay? Spain and Portugal primarily. And what they discovered was there's all this new territory in South..."
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"...Indies? And the reason why is that the fear was that Portugal and Spain would come into conflict with each other. So the Pope..."
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"Okay? Eventually, the British and the French will get involved as well. But because South America and Central America were already taken by the..."
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"...bandits, they're lower class people who have to leave Spain and Portugal and look for new opportunities in South and Central America. Okay, so..."
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"...discovering North America, basically. So all the major powers, France, England, Portugal, Spain, they are engaging in maritime exploration. And it started in the..."
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