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The Spaniards are the natives from Spain. The Spaniards have a rich heritage and come from the combination of the old kingdoms of the Iberian peninsula.
Spain took over their nation, exploited and abused them. Later, the rights to doing that were purchased by the United States, in a move bitterly denounced by Mark Twain.