![]() This seems somewhat ungrateful, to put it mildly. It was also strange that Cuellar always refers to the Irish as “savages”, even when they save his life or speak to him in Latin. ![]() I know that had the Armada been successful many Englishmen would have been burned alive the length and breadth of the land, but this does not justify the murdering criminality of Willliam Fitzwilliam, the English Governor of Ireland, and his repulsive hunting down and killing of the poor shipwrecked Spaniards. There are some delightful episodes – his heroic defence of a small Irish fort with some Spanish companions earned him such admiration from the Irish chief whose fort it was, that he offered Cuellar his daughter in marriage! Other aspects of the tale are, however, somewhat depressing. I closed it full of admiration for the resourceful Captain Cuellar and thankful that he lived to tell his tale – against all odds. This is a fascinating tale although unfortunately it is very brief and here padded out with an overly long and repetitious introduction. ![]()
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