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What are the roots of the terracotta roof tiles ("tejas") so characteristic of Spanish and Spanish-American architecture? Also, why are they so firmly associated with Spain and its former colonies when similar roofing methods exist elsewhere?

by /u/JJVMT in /r/AskHistorians

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