What irks Hornigold is that, while the King forbids himfrom attacking the Spanish, the old...
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What irks Hornigold is that, while the King forbids him
from attacking the Spanish, the old enemy continues
to attack England's merchant ships. The Spanish Guarda Costa
were a legitimate force of privateers employed by the Spanish government
in the Caribbean, and their job, in theory, was to protect
the Spanish trade interests there, but in practice,
they were a menace to trade
from attacking the Spanish, the old enemy continues
to attack England's merchant ships. The Spanish Guarda Costa
were a legitimate force of privateers employed by the Spanish government
in the Caribbean, and their job, in theory, was to protect
the Spanish trade interests there, but in practice,
they were a menace to trade
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What irks Hornigold
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is that, while the King forbids him
from attacking the Spanish,
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the old enemy continues
to attack England's merchant ships.
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The Spanish Guarda Costa
were a legitimate force of privateers
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employed by the Spanish government
in the Caribbean,
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and their job, in theory, was to protect
the Spanish trade interests there,
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but in practice,
they were a menace to trade.
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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.
