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Beyond obvious distinguishers of religion, language, and culture, did Early Modern Christians and Muslims in Iberia consider each other phenotypically distinct? In other words, if a Christian or Muslim dressed as someone of the other religion and didn't talk, could they have passed?	2
Looking for recommendations for books about 1830's Spain - both about general history and about literary and print culture more specifically (in Spanish or English) (6th attempt)	2
It is well known that left and right to describe politics came out of the French Revolution. When did these terms become applied to national political systems in general outside their original French context?	2
Looking for recommendations for books about 1830's Spain - both about general history and about literary and print culture more specifically (in Spanish or Englsh) (2nd attempt)	2
What is known about the religious backgrounds of the Africans who were enslaved and endured the Middle Passage?	2
Overall, in Early Modern Europe, how did Catholic realms and Protestant realms compare in the severity of their punishment of heterodoxy?	2
In the 1990s, both the UK Labour Party and the US Democratic Party shifted toward the political center. Were there any global causes underlying this parallel shift for these two traditionally (center-)left parties, or was it purely coincidental?	2
Did Franco ever entertain trying to reconquer Spain's erstwhile New World colonies, whether seriously or for purely rhetorical purposes?	2
Why do many modern Krampus masks look more similar to the faces of 80s/90s horror film demons than to their more traditional counterparts?	2
Modern Krampus masks, to my eyes, seem to owe at least as much to latex Halloween masks and 80s horror film demons as they do to genuine old Germanic folklore. When did such masks originate and how have they evolved over time?	2

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