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Spanish ventures in the New World initially succeeded much more dramatically than contemporary English efforts to establish a colony in Virginia.
Unresolved speaker · Si Sheppard – How did a few hundred Spanish soldiers topple two empires? · 1 Oct 2026
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“It's interesting to contrast the Spanish who had immediate and outrageous successes in the New World with the English around the same time we're setting up the colony in Virginia.”1:03:14Report a misattribution
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