Sir John Burrows captures a valuable Portuguese galleon

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A Portuguese galleon, Madre de Dios, is captured by Englishman Sir John Burrows at Flores, with a cargo valued at £850 000.

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Citation: Editors, Litencyc. "Sir John Burrows captures a valuable Portuguese galleon". The Literary Encyclopedia. First published 01 February 2011 [https://www.litencyc.com/php/stopics.php?rec=true&UID=15446, accessed 20 April 2024.]

15446 Sir John Burrows captures a valuable Portuguese galleon 2 Historical context notes are intended to give basic and preliminary information on a topic. In some cases they will be expanded into longer entries as the Literary Encyclopedia evolves.

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