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To: LindyBill who wrote (224698)10/17/2007 9:44:22 PM
From: Peter van Steennis  Read Replies (2) | Respond to of 793974
 
Lindy;

Gold and silver from the New World

The inflationary effect of all that metal really hurt Spain.

Lindy, it destroyed Spain as a world power. From which it is only now recovering.

Regards

Peter



To: LindyBill who wrote (224698)10/18/2007 11:49:57 AM
From: goldworldnet  Respond to of 793974
 
I had always viewed Spain as having squandered its wealth, but you make a point I hadn't considered.

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