By 1833 Spain had lost all of its empire in the New World except Cuba & this island; 65 years later, it lost those, too
The areas of central and southern Mexico had dense 
indigenous... [DOC] [TLE] Santa Cruz County History - Religion & Spirituality [PAR] In the course of building its empire Spain dispatched to faraway places ... Spain 
also sent priests, missionaries, to build the strongest of all Spanish social bonds, 
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