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The Priests of Plague

Behind the Bastards

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The Spanish Flu Epidemic

The town of Zamora had one of the highest death rates in Spain losing more than 10% of its population in the month of October alone. This was nearly three times the overall death rate in Spain at the time. The Catholic Church in Zamora working with for the Bishop Declared to this frightful toll to be God's vengeance quote the evil upon us might be a consequence of our sins and lack of gratitude And therefore the vengeance of eternal justice felt upon us He he did fine.

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