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Cultural Selection
The Spanish Empire took pains to build a colonial system with no room for intellectual or industrial development. Everything was forbidden: gatherings, travel between provinces, free trade, printing, and above all, reading books. (There was no printing press in Venezuela … Continue reading
Posted in Musical thoughts from Venezuela
Tagged colonial era, Latin America, music, Paul Desenne, Spanish Empire, venezuela, world music
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