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Mexico’s President is Asking for an Apology from King Felipe VI and the Pope 500 Years After Historical Conquest

Trista April 2, 2019 15 min
Hernán Cortés - Aztec Empire
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16. Like Today, Mining Was Extremely Deadly

A mine in Mexico. YouTube.

News about mining accidents is still prevalent today. In the Latin American silver mines, mercury, a deadly neurotoxin, was commonly used to help mine the silver. The tunnels were so dangerous that mothers would actually maim their children to prevent them from having to work in them.

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