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Re:Evidence for European presence in the Americas in AD 1021 by sillyquiet on Wednesday October 20, 2021 @04:09PM (#28935733)
"They made" natives fight each other is a weird way of putting it. Warring tribes were more than happy to use the Europeans against their enemies. And many of those enmities long predated the arrival of Europeans.
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Re:Evidence for European presence in the Americas in AD 1021 by ProjectArcturis on Wednesday October 20, 2021 @04:53PM (#28936409)
Yes, many of the Central American tribes had been oppressed by the Aztecs for a long time, and were happy to have an advanced ally to fight against them.
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Re:Evidence for European presence in the Americas in AD 1021 by toxik on Wednesday October 20, 2021 @05:15PM (#28936740)
There’s something to learn here about calling on a bigger bully to stamp out the local bully…
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Re:Evidence for European presence in the Americas in AD 1021 by Brakenshire on Wednesday October 20, 2021 @08:32PM (#28938739)
The Romano-British and the Anglo-Saxons a similar lesson!
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Re:Evidence for European presence in the Americas in AD 1021 by 29athrowaway on Wednesday October 20, 2021 @05:45PM (#28937146)
Yes, that characterization is a bit more accurate.
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