Cochineal is a red dye obtained from the dried bodies of cochineal insects. The Spanish used it to dye their fine cloth. A. True

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Mamont248 [21]

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Cochineal is a red dye obtained from the dried bodies of cochineal insects. The Spanish used it to dye their fine cloth. A. True

B. False

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2 answers:

sergiy2304 [10] · Answer 1 · 2022-05-27T06:15:18+03:00

sergiy2304 [10]3 years ago

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True! It was Mexico's second most valuable export in the colonial times.

Vilka [71] · Answer 2 · 2022-05-27T08:10:04+03:00

Answer:

A. True

Explanation:

Cochineal is an insect from which the cochineal dye can be extracted, the dye is a carmine red, and it was a powerful dye that was used by the pre-colonia native americans in mexico, they used to dye their clothes on it and eventually the Spanish saw it as a very luxurious colour for their clothes and started exporting it from the new world.