Matador,
Which leads me to my point. We weren't there, drawings and paintings from that time are objective, so I'm more partial to believe it was quite a mix! (although I still don't believe they were all that light skinned and I think history will be on my side! they may not have colored the faces in, but some facial features painted will be a more accurate clue as to the skin color.)
Still... what difference does it make?!
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Madrid!