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Until a single event
turns the Caribbean upside down. July 23rd, 1715. The most valuable flotilla in history
leaves Havana for Spain. The so-called Plate Fleet
is laden with gold and silver, mined in Spanish colonies
in South America. Spain relied on this fleet
for hard currency, for treasure, for revenue
turns the Caribbean upside down. July 23rd, 1715. The most valuable flotilla in history
leaves Havana for Spain. The so-called Plate Fleet
is laden with gold and silver, mined in Spanish colonies
in South America. Spain relied on this fleet
for hard currency, for treasure, for revenue
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Until a single event
turns the Caribbean upside down.
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July 23rd, 1715.
00:00:10.999 --> 00:00:15.004
The most valuable flotilla in history
leaves Havana for Spain.
00:00:15.048 --> 00:00:20.998
The so-called Plate Fleet
is laden with gold and silver,
00:00:20.016 --> 00:00:23.002
mined in Spanish colonies
in South America.
00:00:24.998 --> 00:00:27.012
Spain relied on this fleet
for hard currency,
00:00:27.002 --> 00:00:29.012
for treasure, for revenue.
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Movie Summary
The real-life pirates of the Caribbean violently plunder, stealing and form a surprisingly egalitarian republic in this documentary series.
