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    BK>>  I don't believe they burned any in the New World. Never had   
    BK>>  enough of a military presence to try that. Not standing behind   
    BK>>  them.   
      
    BB> How about the march into Mexico?  Lots of torture etc to   
    BB> find the gold.  Some was probably in the name of the Lord?   
      
    I looked that up. I doubt they burned anyone in the New World.   
    That might have sparked a general uprising. Torture was probably   
    more limited in the New World, to those who had money. After   
    all, the entire population was pagan, so any attempt to convert   
    with torture would have automatically sparked an uprising.   
      
    OTOH, torturing the rich and powerful was probably not much   
    objectionable to the common people. That would have been done by   
    the govt agents, not the religious. Sharing gold was probably   
    not a priority of the conquistadors.   
      
      
      
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