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Near the end of Robinson Crusoe, he considers at turns going to Spanish or Portuguese Americas but is unwilling to face the risk of the Inquisition as an Anglican. Was this a reasonable fear in the Catholic Americas in the late 17th century?

by /u/fiahhu in /r/AskHistorians

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