1579 - Crime
Crime
Francis Drake captures the Spanish galleon Nuestra Señora de la Concepcion March 1, her captain San Juan de Anton sustains an arrow wound, her crew surrenders with almost no bloodshed, and Drake takes command of her cargo—400,000 pesos worth of gold, silver, flour, and other goods (see commerce, 1580).
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