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mercurial on June 19, 2015 | parent | context | favorite | on: The Battle of Waterloo, as it happened on June 18,...

I don't think Spain has kept such a positive image of the French occupation, though.

raphar on June 19, 2015 [–]

But Spain occupation set in motion all the revolutionary movements in (latin) America. From 1808-1810 most spanish colonies claimed their independence.

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