At 11:37 PM 12/9/01 -0000 Alberto Monteiro wrote:
>
>Sonja van Baardwijk-Holten wrote:
>>
>>If my memory serves me correctly I think a big part of America used to
belong to
>>the Brits? So you can call yourself very lucky the Brits weren't as keen
on "new
>>England" as the Israeli's are on Israel. ;o)
>>
>It never belonged to the Brits - not legitimately. It belonged to Spain and
>Portugal.
Actually, if my reckoning is accurate, it is all the legitimate property of
Spain.
JDG
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