La Fuga Del Naufrago
Resumen del Libro
In 1588 he sailed from Lisbon the largest fleet ever seen, the Happiest Navy. Their mission: to invade England. Overconfidence, poor tactical approach and difficulties in communications with troops on land led to the terrible defeat of Gravelines and the end of any aspirations of winning. For survivors, the saga began returning to Spain bordering the British Isles. Hit by violent storms, about twenty-five ships were wrecked on the west coast of Ireland. In a harsh and hostile land, about seven thousand Spanish drowned or killed. Among such barbarity and cruelty highlight the exploits of some brave officers, as Alonso Martinez de Leyva, who kept all his men alive, or the singular captain Francisco de Cuellar told in this book — http://translate.google.com/translate?hl=en&sl=es&u=http://www.barataria-ediciones.com/documentos/lafugadelnaufrago.html&prev=/search%3Fq%3Dla%2Bfuga%2Bdel%2Bnaufrago%2Bmiquel%2Bsilvestre%26biw%3D1680%26bih%3D920 (English translation as viewed on 11/21/2013)
