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Venezuelan Ambassador: Indigenous resistance is related to the revolution
[El Universal] Venezuela's Ambassador to Spain Isaías Rodríguez established a link between the existing revolutionary movements in Latin America and the historical "indigenous resistance" that began with the arrival of Christopher Colombus in the New World. Rodríguez talked about the "unofficial history" of Latin America and the importance of the independence of the countries in the region, during a conference held at the headquarters of the Ibero-American General Secretariat (Segib) in Madrid, Efe reported. Ambassador Rodríguez based his conclusions on the different views that Europe and Latin America have on the discovery of the new continent in 1492. "Some people say that we Americans were discovered, thus "mutilating" our own identity, he said. Posted by: Fred 2010-11-26 |
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