I agree. They are thieves who want the gold they stole back.I still never get how the Spanish get to claim all this after stealing it from others and losing it in the process? That gov't deserves nothing.
This is dangerous... removing history has never gone well. Rather those icons should be widely taught with proper context to everyone so as not to repeat our mistakes.Sure, Spain financed exploration to discover a better trade route. It resulted in confiscating the wealth of 2 large continents... the Americas and invading, suppression of the First Nation people. Back then, wasn't International treaty to prevent crimes against humanity. Maybe eventually, the Native Americans will get around to taking on Spain themselves. At least for now, most we can hope for is removal of the icons (such murals) representing Spanish imperialism.
...we learn from history we learn nothing from history. Winston Churchill...True, we do need to learn from history, not to repeat the same mistakes.
No. Once the stage touched the river it became a watercraft, and the the silver coins belonged to Spain at that point. Sorry, man. Those are the rules.so let me get this straight by this logic __if say 400 years ago my great great great grandpa robbed a stage full of silver coins and while transporting said stolen loot over a bridge on the way to his house the bridge gave way causing it to sink in a deep river and many years later on due to technology somebody on their dime and effort finds it -- i can claim it as mine? and give them nothging in return...