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In David Grann's "The Wager", why didn't the castaways want to be captured by the Spanish? (kbin.social)
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I was really surprised that they didn't want to land on Spanish territory while they were literally starving to death on their boat. I wouldn't have thought Spanish captivity would be that bad - I just assumed they'd be fed, in prison for a while, and returned to some British colony?

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[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

That's a great answer, thank you!