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Re:Evidence for European presence in the Americas in AD 1021 by afarrell on Thursday October 21, 2021 @07:20AM (#28942873)
> before Spain was even a thing

note: Spain was unified in 1491.

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Re:Evidence for European presence in the Americas in AD 1021 by anthk on Thursday October 21, 2021 @07:33AM (#28942979)
Not all. Navarre was out, then it was conquered in 1512. And yet, it was not fully integrated into Spain. They had their own currency and customs. Also, they had no military service duties. That until mid 1800s.
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