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  1. Assurbanipal_II

    In fact, according to historian Mónica Vázquez Astorga, the Gippinis first started with an inn...

    In fact, according to historian Mónica Vázquez Astorga, the Gippinis first started with an inn in 1758, which they called La Fontana de Oro, where they later asked for permission to serve coffee.
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    the truth is that these crops were not commercially important until more than a century later...

    the truth is that these crops were not commercially important until more than a century later, when the colonies became independent, since Spain prioritized other more profitable crops. It is for this reason that the first coffee shop in Spain was opened in Madrid, on July 9, 1765, by two...
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    And although, in fact, it was Spain that brought coffee to Colombia in 1741 (at that time the...

    And although, in fact, it was Spain that brought coffee to Colombia in 1741 (at that time the Viceroyalty of New Granada together with Panama, Ecuador and Venezuela) via the Jesuit colonizer José Gumilla, who documented it in El Orinoco ilustrado y defendido, and in Mexico,
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    By the 18th century, Europe had succumbed to the pleasure of coffee and, mixed with milk and...

    By the 18th century, Europe had succumbed to the pleasure of coffee and, mixed with milk and sugar, it was already part of the breakfast of the bourgeoisie: the Dutch, French and British had begun to cultivate it in their colonial possessions in Asia and the Caribbean.
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    The coffee boom, which occurred in the 17th century, can be explained by several reasons. The...

    The coffee boom, which occurred in the 17th century, can be explained by several reasons. The first was the fascination that the Middle East provoked in European artists and travelers of the time. However, understanding that it was a beverage of the Muslim culture, many wanted to look for its...
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    A decade later, London had 82 registered coffee shops, and Londoners were enjoying a drink that...

    A decade later, London had 82 registered coffee shops, and Londoners were enjoying a drink that gave them energy to work and, they said, prevented motion sickness.
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    The Italian state was closely followed by the Netherlands and England: coffee landed in Leiden...

    The Italian state was closely followed by the Netherlands and England: coffee landed in Leiden in 1596 and the first European coffee shop was opened sometime between 1652 and 1654 in London by Armenian migrant Pasqua Rosée, as detailed by Jonathan Morris in Coffee. A Global History (Reaktion...
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    Coffee was first introduced in Europe by Venetian merchants in 1575. Venice led the way in...

    Coffee was first introduced in Europe by Venetian merchants in 1575. Venice led the way in coffee: it was the first to receive a shipment of coffee in 1624 that was bought by various apothecaries as a medicinal ingredient and came to have so many coffee shops by 1759 that authorities limited...
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    Although Spain was Muslim for eight centuries and although it had colonies in the main coffee...

    Although Spain was Muslim for eight centuries and although it had colonies in the main coffee producing countries, the arrival of coffee to the peninsula came at the hands of the Venetians, who introduced its consumption and trade in Europe.
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    https://www.lovemeow.com/stray-cat-adopts-kittens-raises-2657341669.html

    https://www.lovemeow.com/stray-cat-adopts-kittens-raises-2657341669.html
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    :blob_aww:I doubt so~. How could you possibly do something ebil?

    :blob_aww:I doubt so~. How could you possibly do something ebil?
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    :blob_aww:

    :blob_aww:
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    :coffee:🐈

    :coffee:🐈
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    :blob_neutral:

    :blob_neutral:
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    :blob_hmm: It is just funny ... As I have many contenders for coffee, but South America ... That...

    :blob_hmm: It is just funny ... As I have many contenders for coffee, but South America ... That is new...
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    :blob_neutral: Naturally ... Coffee is an import from the old world. It is Ethiopian in origin...

    :blob_neutral: Naturally ... Coffee is an import from the old world. It is Ethiopian in origin, but the point is taken.
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    :blob_hmm:They make good coffee?

    :blob_hmm:They make good coffee?
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    :blob_neutral:Never in my life I had such a horrid coffee ... Even the gas stations are far...

    :blob_neutral:Never in my life I had such a horrid coffee ... Even the gas stations are far better! And they are notorious for being bad!
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    :blob_neutral: That reminds me of the time I was in Brussel ... drinking a coffee in the city...

    :blob_neutral: That reminds me of the time I was in Brussel ... drinking a coffee in the city centre ... You assume people cannot mess up a coffee ... How wrong I was.
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    :blob_neutral: The rest tastes like cardboard.

    :blob_neutral: The rest tastes like cardboard.
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