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Part Two: The Dumbest Colonizer in History

Behind the Bastards

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The Real Motivation Behind All Colonialism

Walker argued that the Mexican government, which he had fled two cities already in order to avoid, had given up their claim to Baja by failing to protect it. This is as he's fleeing from the Mexican military. "Baja was in his words, a wave on the waters and Mexico cannot complain if others take it and make it valuable"

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