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To: Karen Lawrence who wrote (19818)	7/13/2001 12:00:00 PM
From: haqihana	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 62554

Karen, The invasion of Spain was by the Moors, which were black people, and I am not sure if they were considered Arabs or not, but they did not occupy all of Spain, and were driven out by El Cid, or was it Charlton Heston? There was some mixing of blood at that time, but from what I read (and it was so long ago, I cannot remember the exact source) the Spanish conquistadors under Hernando Cortez were from Castile, and were described as white skinned, many with blonde and red hair, and some with blue or green eyes. Even in the last 20 years on my trips to Mexico, I have met a number of Mexicans who still have those characteristics, but the overwhelming majority of the population of Mexico is full blooded Indian who, when conquered, were required to learn, and speak Spanish only. Then, in the middle, there are those that are of mixed blood. This is not a big issue with me, but I am very interested in Indian history, and culture. Many people think of the invasion of the English to the East Coast of America to be the beginning of a white America, but the Spanish were the first white people on American soil, unless the legends of landings by the Vikings are, actually, true. That would open up a whole new can of worms, wouldn't it? I love it when long established theories of pompous historians are thrown into a cocked hat. It kinda brings their egos down to proper size. The Conquistadors, under Coronado, made it as far North, and East, as what is now Kansas. There is a monument North of Hutchinson on a hill where they camped. ~;=;o --haqi