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The Columbian Exchange
You're Dead to Me
The Venetian Pigafetta
Under the Spanish 16th century colonial empire, llamas nearly go extinct. How have the Spanish managed to nearly kill off an entire species of animal? Well, they essentially catastrophically mismanage overkill, overbreed. So although we know from some sources that we have llamas coming to Europe as early as 1558 in South America, you have a catastrophic decline in numbers. About 90% llamas nearly die out under the careful stewardship of the Europeans. But following our intrepid seafaring llamas, I love the idea of a llama on a boat.
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