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  2. Matthew Restall - Wikipedia

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    Matthew Restall (born 1964) is a historian of Colonial Latin America. [1] He is an ethnohistorian , a Mayanist, a scholar of the conquest, colonization, and the African diaspora in the Americas, and a historian of popular music.

  3. Seven Myths of the Spanish Conquest - Wikipedia

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    Restall motivated the Africans to fight by offering freedom if their contribution to the conquest were impactful. Chapter 4 deals with what Restall calls "the Myth of Completion" — the belief that all of the Americas were under Spanish control within a few years after the initial contact. The Spaniards created this myth to support the Spanish ...

  4. Restall - Wikipedia

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    Restall is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: Matthew Restall (born 1964), British and American historian of Latin America and of pop music; Emma Restall Orr (born 1965), British neo-druid, animist, priest, poet, and author

  5. Oak Island mystery - Wikipedia

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    Robert Restall, his 18-year-old son, and work partner Karle Graeser, came to Oak Island in 1959 after signing a contract with one of the property owners. In 1965, they tried to seal what was thought to be a storm drain in Smith's Cove and dug a shaft down to 27 feet (8.2 m).

  6. Greg Restall - Wikipedia

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    Greg Restall (born 11 January 1969) is an Australian philosopher and Professor of Philosophy at the University of St Andrews. He is a fellow of the Australian Academy of the Humanities . [ 1 ] Restall is known for his research on logic and theories of meaning . [ 2 ]

  7. Juan Garrido - Wikipedia

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    Juan Garrido (c. 1480 [1] – c. 1550 [2]) was an Afro-Spaniard of Kongo origin conquistador known as the first documented Bantu person in what would become the United States. ...

  8. Honouring the Ancient Dead - Wikipedia

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    The organization was founded by Emma Restall Orr, during the May 2004 negotiations regarding roads around Stonehenge. It makes no difference how long ago someone died. We are their living relatives. [1] HAD proposed a "Rite for the Committal of Human Remains" which focuses on respect while avoiding references to specific faiths or beliefs.

  9. The Curse of Oak Island - Wikipedia

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    The Lagina brothers became fascinated with the island after reading the January 1965 issue of Reader's Digest magazine that features an article [31] on the Restall family's work to investigate the so-called "money pit". [32] Marty and Rick obtained a controlling interest in Oak Island Tours, [33] which reportedly owns most of the island.