New comment by hecrogon in "Spain Orders Blacklist of Palantir from Public and Private Companies"

hecrogon — Thu, 02 Jul 2026 18:21:23 +0000

It isn't that simple, Canary Islands already counts with 2.2 million + tourists people and the fresh water is a highly risk resource even when desalinization plants are widespread, the groundwater aquifers are severely compromised. The mild weather heavily depends on the trade winds. But models predict that due to fact of being so close to Africa heat waves are prone to be more and more frequent compromising the water resources.

New comment by hecrogon in "Christopher Columbus may have been Spanish and Jewish, documentary says"

hecrogon — Mon, 14 Oct 2024 10:20:21 +0000

Spanish empire caused a huge impact in the American continent but even so, the focus on seizing wealth and lands competed with the fact that the Spanish doctrine wanted to extend the Christendom. However anglo-saxos have established a more clear separation between colonizers and native population. I would compare what you mention about Mexico and Bolivia with how the decline of the native population in California accelerated after the independence of Mexico. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Population_of_Native_Californi...

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