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Should we create a separate page for the Shaur/Jivaro sack of Logrono?

Should we create a separate article for the Shaur/Jivaro sack of the Logrono Spanish colony in Ecuador? unsigned comment added by Randomuser335S (talk) 18:20, 4 February 2021‎

Infobox map doesn’t show Portuguese holdings in the middle east

Perhaps a better map should be used? What do we all think? Aliy Dawut (talk) 00:52, 27 June 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Completely irrelevant, this is an article on a) The Spanish and B) their colonization of the Americas. Cristiano Tomás (talk) 14:06, 27 June 2024 (UTC)[reply]

I get that but should a better map not be used regardless for the sake of consistency and quality across the site? Aliy Dawut (talk) 16:15, 29 June 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Additional references

Another editor created Spanish exploration of the Americas, which might have been deleted by now. It included some references that might be useful for this article. Please add them if you think they contribute positively to the article. Eastmain (talk • contribs) 00:58, 24 September 2025 (UTC)[reply]

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1. Elliott, John Huxtable (2008). Empires of the Atlantic World: Britain and Spain in America 1492-1830. New Haven, CT: Yale University Press. ISBN 978-0-300-11431-7.
2. Restall, Matthew (2003-07-24). Seven Myths of the Spanish Conquest. New York, NY: Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0-19-516077-2.
3. "Empires of the Atlantic World: Britain and Spain in America, 1492-1830". The SHAFR Guide Online. Retrieved 2025-09-24.