After a long struggle, Spain wrested the country from Portugal in 1778, by which time almost all of the indigenous people had been exterminated. Uruguay revolted against Spain in 1811, only to be conquered in 1817 by the Portuguese from Brazil. Independence was reasserted with Argentine help ...
Suriname's earliest inhabitants were the Surinen Indians, after whom the country is named. By the 16th century they had been supplanted by other South American Indians. Spain explored Suriname in 1593, but by 1602 the Dutch began to settle the land, followed by the English. The English trans...
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The largest gathering of witches was in Spain in 2013. OnNovember 16, 2013, on the main street in Sort, Lleida, Spain, 1,607 witches gathered. People dressed from head to toe in their best witch-themed attire. This was a Guinness World Record breaker that has been held for 11 years b...
revaccinate 12–16 months old heifers and vaccinate non-pregnant adult cows, with yearly boosters “if desired” (sic.). Not infrequently, the benefits of revaccination are assumed and manufacturer instructions go unheeded: in some regions of Spain, heifers and adult cows were vaccinated with ...