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Ghost Dog

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12. You might well have a very good point there.

Reply to flamingdem (Reply #10)

Sun Dec 6, 2015, 06:55 PM

Dec 2015

But, ¿do you have any idea just how much hard work and suffering on all sides, over centuries, by 'lowly' people was put into 'extracting' this 'treasure' from those lands?

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Re: A Spanish ship, carrying 'treasure' from Spain’s then colonies in South America, [View all] Ghost Dog Dec 2015 OP

International Maritime Salvage laws apply MohRokTah Dec 2015 #1

Oh, sure, it should be thus. Ghost Dog Dec 2015 #4

International waters and salvaged? linuxman Dec 2015 #2

Uh huh. Without negotiation? Ghost Dog Dec 2015 #3

Here ya go.. X_Digger Dec 2015 #6

Dud link. Ghost Dog Dec 2015 #13

works for me. spanone Dec 2015 #22

you think colonial powers should still have claim to what JI7 Dec 2015 #5

You know, opening a tab and googling takes thirty seconds. LeftyMom Dec 2015 #7

Yes, exactly (from one perspective), thanks. Ghost Dog Dec 2015 #11

Finders, keepers, with a monetary nod to the country wherein found. WinkyDink Dec 2015 #8

Unless this ship was salvaged fron Spanish waters, Snobblevitch Dec 2015 #9

Peruvian descendants of slaves should get it flamingdem Dec 2015 #10

You might well have a very good point there. Ghost Dog Dec 2015 #12

Can you fill me in on which other parties suffered? flamingdem Dec 2015 #14

Working-class Spaniards also. Ghost Dog Dec 2015 #15

Not the same as being tortured and killed flamingdem Dec 2015 #18

Please read more history, in more intimate detail, flamingdem. Ghost Dog Dec 2015 #19

Put yourself in their shoes, what benefit was there to the flamingdem Dec 2015 #20

Personally, I think stolen gold should go back to the original owners... Crystalite Dec 2015 #16

"Stolen treasure": in that case I would mostly agree. Ghost Dog Dec 2015 #17

... SidDithers Dec 2015 #21