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This question comes from the perspective for various proposals and TLs where we see the Aztecs or the Inca or the Iroquois reverse engineering or making use of European technology they capture from failed attempts by the Europeans to conquer them.

Say how easy would it be for the Aztecs or Inca to capture a Galleon or Brig and reproduce it? Iron and steel working? Horse breeding program?
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