The goal, Spanish officials say, is to arrange a free-trade zone between the two regions. Thus an old colonial domain becomes a battleground in a new war. But it was the colonial history that shaped the political topography. And there are few signs that the arrival of a new millennium might wipe the historical slate clean, or dim international memories. But they will still be heard.
History is very slow.
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