School Stuff of Course

Reading about the conditions in silver mines used by the Spanish in the 16th-18th centuries with forced indian labor in Peru is what one might describe as depressing...heartbreaking. To read about the sheer disregard for human life for the production of silver so Spain could push their religious agenda to spread Catholicism in an increasingly religiously diverse Europe is hard to swallow at times. Priests would write back to Spain in an effort to shed light on the horrific conditions, the abuse, and the massive death experienced by native peoples of Peru to either get dismissed or be a part of the problem by still stating the necessity of the work to continue Spain's goals....

mercury poisoning is a pretty horrible way to slowly die.