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Show Woman and War. Emotions of th women who remain t home during a war were expressed is mi 'odd fnsblonjn Madrid during the truggl with thellTnlted States In tho Spaulah-Ayerkan war. Th war had sever been popular with the people, who saw no reason why blood should be shed for colonies from which onlj the rich derived benefits. When news f the defeats of tie Spanish reached Madrid groups of women used to father fath-er round the statue of Columbus ta the PBerta do Sol and hurl opprobrious epithets at Urn for his folly la baring discovered America. And once they even tried to drag: Columbus from bis pedestal. |