https://www.mcgill.ca/oss/article/general-science-history/carmine-dye-and-cochineal-insect
Carmine Dye and the Cochineal Insect | Office for Science and Society - McGill University
At least in a manner of speaking. When Hernan Cortez came to America in 1518 he was intrigued by the beautifully coloured Aztec fabrics, particularly the...
cochineal insect