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...‘Great Dying’ by Western scholars." 2)

Even IF the European invaders (#Conquistadores/#Colonizers) had managed to kill 100k in all of the Americas by force, let's round that up to 1m, that would still be within the limits of...

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https://www.science.smith.edu/climatelit/the-great-dying-c-1520-1700-ce/

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The Great Dying (c. 1520 - 1700 CE) - Climate in Arts and History

What happened? During the 1400s, between 54 and 61 million Indigenous peoples lived in North, Central, and South America.

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