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Indeed: the diphthong is "destroyed" because the accent turns a "weak vowel" into a "strong vowel" and two strong vowels never make a diphthong.
Strong vowels: a - e - o Weak vowels: i - u - (y) Strong-strong => hiatus - a·e·ro·pla·no - ca·os - pe·le·a - le·ón -> This hiatus is not introduced by the accent; the accent is necessary because this is a two-syllable "palabra aguda" that ends in "n". - bo·a - a·lo·e Weak-weak => diphthong - diur·no - cui·da·do - muy Weak-strong => diphthong - I·ta·lia - die·ta - ca·na·rio - cua·li·dad - nue·vo - va·cuo Strong-weak => diphthong - frai·le - rei·na - co·loi·dal - au·men·to - feu·dal - hay - rey - doy Accented strong - strong => hiatus - ha·rí·a - guí·a·me - tí·o - pú·a - ce·bú·es - bú·ho Strong - accented strong => hiatus - a·hí - le·í·a -> notice the double hiatus - o·í - ba·úl - re·hú·sa·te - mo·hí·no Weak - accented strong = hiatus - cu·í·da·lo - hu·í·mos _____ - in·ge·nie·rí·a - za·na·ho·ria - a·e·ro·puer·to _____
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