But in the 1800s, Spain stopped counting indigenous people in the census of its colonies.

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In 1996 it lost 7% of its rodents after viral infections contaminated some of its colonies.

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In America, it created fears that Britain might try to abolish slavery in its colonies.

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The crisis exploded Britain's lingering imperial pretensions, and hastened the independence of its colonies.

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