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Old 06-11-2014, 09:35 PM  
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Originally Posted by crockett View Post
I said colonized. Indians did not colonize or build permanent cities or towns in the US, except Pueblo Indians whom were conquered by the Spanish long before English was spoken in the mid/south west. The Spanish, English and French colonized this country and built the cities which grew into what this country is today. The Spanish were responsible for the greater majority, yet somehow all this heritage is supposed to be lost and forgotten, because a some boarders were drawn on a map by people they never met.
How do you figure the Spanish 'were responsible for the greater majority' of colonies? The 13 original British colonies formed the United States of America.

The Spanish, French and British all vied for the territories of what is now the US Southeast. Texas was colonized by the Spanish as was California. I'm not arguing that Spain wasn't a significant part of the settlement of what is now the United States but no they weren't the greater majority and they lost/ceded all their territories in various wars.
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