Of the 2,112 men aboard, 1,476 were killed, 342 were wounded, and 294 were captured. Many of the Nationalists aboard did not know how to swim. ... in the ship there were 2 frontline battalions from the 29th navarrese regiment which had infamously participated in the "Catalonia Offensive" a few months ago and had attached falange militias who

São Vicente ran smack into two of these ships just off Cartagena, one of Castile's ports. Despite the fact that one of the galleys was Castilian and one was Genoan, and thus both allies of Portugal, the bored sailors sensed a chance for both fun and riches. ... The ship, treasure, and crew were all captured by the local royal garrison, and

These captains, known as corsairs, kept the ships and cargo, then ransomed the crew or forced them to work in captivity. ... These cash payments and preferential trade agreements were called tributes. When the United States gained its independence in 1783, it lost the protection of the British navy, and Barbary corsairs captured two American

Of the 2,112 men aboard, 1,476 were killed, 342 were wounded, and 294 were captured. Many of the Nationalists aboard did not know how to swim. ... in the ship there were 2 frontline battalions from the 29th navarrese regiment which had infamously participated in the "Catalonia Offensive" a few months ago and had attached falange militias who

São Vicente ran smack into two of these ships just off Cartagena, one of Castile's ports. Despite the fact that one of the galleys was Castilian and one was Genoan, and thus both allies of Portugal, the bored sailors sensed a chance for both fun and riches. ... The ship, treasure, and crew were all captured by the local royal garrison, and

These captains, known as corsairs, kept the ships and cargo, then ransomed the crew or forced them to work in captivity. ... These cash payments and preferential trade agreements were called tributes. When the United States gained its independence in 1783, it lost the protection of the British navy, and Barbary corsairs captured two American