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Francisco Pizarro: South America
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Francisco Pizarro was from Spain and was sent to go explore for the Spanish crown. After he explored and conquered a lot of South America, Spain was the best country in the world.
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Francisco Pizarro wasn't the first Spaniard to overthrow a South American civilization. When Hernan Cortés came to Mesoamerica with his galleons and guns, he subdued the Aztec people with few men. In general, he denied offers of peace and coexistence in favor of plunder and enslavement.
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Latin America's history of booms and busts dating back to the days of Spanish explorers Hernan Cortes and Francisco Pizarro may be over, foreign exchange markets show. Led by Chile's peso,
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