Explorers Quotes
While this has generally been true, there have been many major exceptions like Einstein’s Theory of Relativity which was accepted rapidly be leading scientists even before the empirical truth had been demonstrated. The generalization has become less true in the 21st century where new scientific knowledge was almost an every day occurrence.
He was referring to the fact that the Spaniards had not only explored but settled much of America before the English settlers ever came. When Americans came to Texas, New Mexico, Arizona, Colorado and California, the Hispanics were already there and had been for some time. Spanish was the language of all these states before they were states and of many of the residents after they had become states. When the United States bought New Mexico and Arizona from Mexico, Spanish was the principle language in those territories. Those that would argue that immigrants should not bring new languages to America have little knowledge of history. Spanish was spoken in much of America long before anyone ever said a word in English.
The white Europeans had over centuries built up immunity to some of the worst infectious diseases but when they first landed in the New World brought smallpox and other deadly diseases to which the Indians had no immunity.
This quotation shows that man has always had a serious effect on the environment. And that indigenous peoples did not necessarily have a harmonious relationship with nature. A few did, just like some modern humans do, but most did not then as most of us do not now.
They were corresponding about the anti-Chinese movement in America and the attempt to exclude Chinese from immigration to the United States and ethnically cleanse the country.
