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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) (7th attempt)

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A family member of mine says that modern Mexican corruption is traceable to colonial-era payment for political appointments, claiming it was an accepted and normal practice for the Spanish in both hemispheres. Is there evidence that either or both interlinked claims are true?

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During the early days of the American republic, many of the Founding Fathers were deists. How common was deism among non-elite Americans?

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When were Gothic novels first referred to as such? Was there an earlier name for this broad literary genre?

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Per the earliest accounts, Mexican independence hero Miguel Hidalgo shouted "Long live Ferdinand VII!" when he took up arms against the gov't of New Spain, so why does no one seem to be willing to call him a small-r royalist?

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How common was Christianity among pre-Islamic Arabs?

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Why was Mondale nominated in 1984, rather than someone unconnected with the Dems' humiliating 1980 defeat?

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How was Laurence Olivier's decision to play Othello in blackface in 1965 (right in the midst of the US civil rights movement) received?

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In Gremlins (1984), Mr. Wing, the shopkeeper whose shop is where we meet Gizmo the mogwai, is dressed in a way that seems incredibly antiquated for a Chinese immigrant in the late 20th century. When, if ever, was his dress current in China?

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Were any of the post-war South American heads of state (such as Juan Perón of Argentina) whose administrations oversaw the migration of prominent Nazis into their countries Nazi sympathizers themselves?

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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) (7th attempt)	3	AskHistorians
A family member of mine says that modern Mexican corruption is traceable to colonial-era payment for political appointments, claiming it was an accepted and normal practice for the Spanish in both hemispheres. Is there evidence that either or both interlinked claims are true?	3	AskHistorians
During the early days of the American republic, many of the Founding Fathers were deists. How common was deism among non-elite Americans?	3	AskHistorians
When were Gothic novels first referred to as such? Was there an earlier name for this broad literary genre?	3	AskHistorians
Per the earliest accounts, Mexican independence hero Miguel Hidalgo shouted "Long live Ferdinand VII!" when he took up arms against the gov't of New Spain, so why does no one seem to be willing to call him a small-r royalist?	3	AskHistorians
How common was Christianity among pre-Islamic Arabs?	3	AskHistorians
Why was Mondale nominated in 1984, rather than someone unconnected with the Dems' humiliating 1980 defeat?	3	AskHistorians
How was Laurence Olivier's decision to play Othello in blackface in 1965 (right in the midst of the US civil rights movement) received?	3	AskHistorians
In Gremlins (1984), Mr. Wing, the shopkeeper whose shop is where we meet Gizmo the mogwai, is dressed in a way that seems incredibly antiquated for a Chinese immigrant in the late 20th century. When, if ever, was his dress current in China?	3	AskHistorians
Were any of the post-war South American heads of state (such as Juan Perón of Argentina) whose administrations oversaw the migration of prominent Nazis into their countries Nazi sympathizers themselves?	3	AskHistorians