Alberto wrote: > Sonja wrote: >> >> The Dutch calling >> themselves 'Hollanders' has it's roots in history (I believe somewhere >> in >> the 80 years war (...) >> > Which war is that? A 50 year extension of the 30 Years War, or a 20 > year truce in the 100 Years War? :-)
It's this little rebellion the netherlanders had against friendly Spanish rule / world domination in Spain's golden age (the empire where the sun never set...) Lenghty chapters in Dutch history books, barely a paragraph in my Spanish history book... History winner =/ history loser Maru Ticia ',:) ---------- [EMAIL PROTECTED] _______________________________________________ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l
