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Talk:World History Lecture Eight (view source)
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De La Casas is hardly the only one who reported the atrocities committed by the Spaniards in South and Central America. The historians who deny his claims are mostly right-wing Spanish historians who were pro-imperialist or ultra-nationalist. He is only really guilty of doing what most Europeans did prior to the 19th century: inflating numbers. He also most likely misattributed deaths to atrocities rather than disease, but his descriptions of the brutality are supported by other, independent sources. [[User:DeLaRojo|DeLaRojo]] 09:45, 28 February 2012 (EST)
De La Casas is hardly the only one who reported the atrocities committed by the Spaniards in South and Central America. The historians who deny his claims are mostly right-wing Spanish historians who were pro-imperialist or ultra-nationalist. He is only really guilty of doing what most Europeans did prior to the 19th century: inflating numbers. He also most likely misattributed deaths to atrocities rather than disease, but his descriptions of the brutality are supported by other, independent sources. [[User:DeLaRojo|DeLaRojo]] 09:45, 28 February 2012 (EST)
:Moving on to the Seven Years War, it was hardly the end of all Spanish influence in the region. Sure it significantly damaged the Spanish's ability to govern, but they still controlled Florida and would remain in the region until the Spanish-American War. Additionally, the French still controlled Haiti and its profitable sugar production up until the rebellion in 1791 and ultimate indepedence with L'Toussaint Overture 1794. [[User:DeLaRojo|DeLaRojo]] 09:50, 28 February 2012 (EST)
:Moving on to the Seven Years War, it was hardly the end of all Spanish influence in the region. Sure it significantly damaged the Spanish's ability to govern, but they still controlled Florida and would remain in the region until the Spanish-American War. Additionally, the French still controlled Haiti and its profitable sugar production up until the rebellion in 1791 and ultimate indepedence with L'Toussaint Overture 1794. [[User:DeLaRojo|DeLaRojo]] 09:50, 28 February 2012 (EST)
::Finally, statements such as "Of course, eventually the interest and development in North America increased and surpassed that of South America." are both unnecessary and contentious. The colonies developed sure, but that doesn't mean that they became the primary focus for Europe. The French took Haiti and the Carribbean for its production, and Spain made lots of money of the primary production of its colonies. [[User:DeLaRojo|DeLaRojo]] 09:58, 28 February 2012 (EST)