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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