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Beginning with the arrival of Christopher Columbus in America in the 15th century, the Spanish Conquistadors captured most of South America, almost the whole of Central America and more than half of North America.
Trade of commodities and slave trade during the 17th and 18th centuries, saw many new items flood the American market. Secret liaisons and marriages between masters and slaves, brought about new and mixed cultures. Several new diseases became rampant.
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