Re:A Lot of What Is Known about Pirates Is Not True (2017)
by dragontamer on Wednesday October 19, 2022 @03:08PM
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> corsario
Good grief. The word "Corsair" in English means Pirate (or at least: Pirate Ship), but the word "corsario" in Spanish apparently means privateer.
Apparently this "Pirate vs Privateer" issue turns into a fundamental linguistic issue depending on what side you were on in the 1500s age of sail.
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> vicealmirante
I'm amused that Captain translates into Vice Admiral.
Re:A Lot of What Is Known about Pirates Is Not True (2017)
by svachalek on Wednesday October 19, 2022 @03:50PM
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Interesting, capitán is definitely a word (yo no soy marinero, as they say in La Bamba)
Re:A Lot of What Is Known about Pirates Is Not True (2017)
by jjk166 on Wednesday October 19, 2022 @04:43PM
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> I'm amused that Captain translates into Vice Admiral.
Francis Drake actually was an English Vice Admiral. The Spanish wikipedia is just more precise than the English one which merely calls him a naval officer.
Re:A Lot of What Is Known about Pirates Is Not True (2017)
by kQq9oHeAz6wLLS on Wednesday October 19, 2022 @11:19PM
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"Now take Sir Francis Drake / The Spanish all despise him. / But to the British, he's a hero / And they idolize him."
> Sir Francis Drake (c. 1540 – 28 January 1596)[3] was an English explorer, sea captain, privateer, slave trader,[4][5][6] naval officer, and politician.
Spanish wikipedia:
> Francis Drake (Tavistock, Inglaterra, 1540-Portobelo, Panamá, 28 de enero de 1596) fue un corsario, explorador, comerciante de esclavos, político y vicealmirante inglés.
The two languages understandably place different relative emphasis on Drake's various occupations.