Spanish is not a foreign language. The Spanish were the first
Europeans to arrive in the New World. They colonized most of the
americas long before the English and other N. Europeans arrived here,
and made ventures into the Midwest. Of course they established the
California missions and other outposts while the N. European colonists
were stuck on the east coast.

Whenever I see some story about Lewis and Clark I snicker. Cortes and
other Spanish and Portugese pioneers make them and the English
seem like cub scouts.

The history of mankind is basically the history of groups stealing
from each other. The stealers make a noble explanation for their
acts, the stealees whine.

WTF does this have to do with piloting anyway.
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Remember men you are fighting for the ladies honour, which is probably
more than she ever did.
Groucho Marx