Posted on 07/20/2018 10:26:52 AM PDT by 2ndDivisionVet
I learned recently that portugal had one of the greatest libraries in the world—which contained all the works of their early explorers and more.
but it was destroyed sometime in the 1700’s by an earthquake/tsunami.
The silver mines of bolivia which provided the currency for europe and china for two centuries —ran out about 1750—and the iberian penninsula went into relative decline.
a good book to read on this kind of forgotten history is—1493 by Charles Mann. The book sure changed the way I think.
How? Have they found someone new to copy? Thanks 2ndDivisionVet.
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