S5E6: The Spanish Ore-cuppation

The Colonial Dept.

Dec 23, 2023•12 min•Season 5Ep. 11

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Episode description

Through extortion, occupation, and “tribute”, the Spanish conquistadors in the Philippines get to work looting and plundering that most precious of all metals: gold.

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