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omar vega wrote:
>
> > How long was it before America's colonies (not the
> > Spanish
> > conquistadores who simply stole everything)
>
> Dear Steve. This remark is highly polemic and it can
> offend hispanic people from Latin America and Spain.
>

I was trying to pre-counter someone else who would correctly observe
that at least the first conquistadores gained wealth very quickly once
they began to explore the New World. The point I was trying to make
was that unless a source of wealth is discovered that can simply be
boxed up and shipped home, returns on an investment that involves
exploration and colonization usually take a very long time to realize.

I return to my question: How long did it take the flow of manufactured
goods to the East to exceed the flow of capital to the West?

Steve