There are a number of conflicting historical accounts.
  My rule of thumb?
  The more hyperbole, the more skeptical one ought to be.
  Why?
  Truth is usually more boring than fiction.
  Yet, not always.
  Somewhere between "evil european invaders" and "peace loving
  rationalists dedicated to progress", is something closer to
  truth.

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