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These men were thieves, rapists, murderers, and looters

The Spanish prefered Indians for slaves because they were free as opposed to the African slaves, which had to be bought.

On Dec. 26, a massive earthquake rattled the seabed off the western coast of the Indonesian island of Sumatra. The resulting tsunami swept across the Indian Ocean, increasing in height as it reached the shore. Entire coastal villages and low-lying islands situated in and around the Indian Ocean were decimated. The affected region extends from Malaysia, Thailand and Burma in the east to Somalia and Kenya in the west. Indonesia and Sri Lanka suffered the greatest loss of life.

The Great Montezuma was about forty years old, of good height, well proportioned, spare and slight, and not very dark, though of the usual Indian complexion. He did not wear his hair long but just over his ears, and he had a short black beard, well-shaped and thin. His face was rather long and cheerful, he had fine eyes, and in his appearance and manner could express geniality or, when necessary, a serious composure. He was very neat and clean, and took a bath every afternoon.