The Australian indigenous population were very lucky indeed they...

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    The Australian indigenous population were very lucky indeed they were not invaded by the Spanish Conquistadores; from Encyclopaedia.com:

    'In addition to the enslavement of rebellious natives, Columbus initiated the practice of tribute. Under this system each Indian male was required to gather and turn in a certain amount of gold every ninety days. If he failed, the Indian was subject to a death penalty. Many ran away and even more died from exposure to the microbes of European diseases for which they had no immunity. The subjugation of native peoples was also employed during the next twenty years on Puerto Rico, Cuba, and Jamaica and the results were the same. Indians virtually disappeared from the Caribbean Islands.'
 
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