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[–] A_norny_mousse@feddit.org 1 points 3 days ago (2 children)

Imagine conquistadores of old seeing this and thinking "savages"

[–] Jyrdano@lemmy.world 0 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Thats in Indonesia, not Americas

[–] A_norny_mousse@feddit.org 1 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago)

Conquistadors (/kɒnˈk(w)ɪstədɔːrz/, US also /-ˈkiːs-, kɒŋˈ-/) or conquistadores[1] (Spanish: [koŋkistaˈðoɾes]; Portuguese: [kõkiʃtɐˈðoɾɨʃ, kõkistɐˈdoɾis]; lit. 'conquerors') were Spanish and Portuguese colonizers who explored, traded with and conquered parts of the Americas, Africa, Asia, and Oceania during the Age of Discovery

And yes, also Indonesia