Quotes About Bergreen

Others were avoiding debtors' prison; once they obtained a berth on a ship

Cervantes's words, as "the shelter and refuge of Spain's desperadoes, the church of the lawless

But Protestant countries such as England ignored it for official purposes.

Cartagena and the priest, watched the spectacle from their island prison.

orders that became the most controversial aspect of the entire expedition—to serve as the inspector general of the fleet

distinguished by her triangular lateen sail (the name lateen came from the word "Latin"), borrowed from Arab vessels.

The wording ("to the greatest possible advantage to our estates")

would be "captured and killed" that very night.

it was essential for both timekeeping and for navigation.

The ampolletas consisted of a glass vessel divided into two compartments.

the task was critical. Aboard a swaying ship, the ampolletas were the only reliable timepiece

And that was exactly the conclusion to which Cartagena came.

Spain's top naval officer, the Marquis of Santa Cruz commenced a steep decline

With him went Spain's best hope for defending itself against Drake.

for the voyage to Magellan and Faleiro, instructions so detailed that the two commanders might have thought the king

climbed back on deck, where he no doubt breathed a sigh of relief.

Was it any wonder that the ship, with all its filth and noise and

nauseating odor, was called pájaro puerco, a flying pig?

That order would prove impossible to enforce, as would another clause prohibiting the use of firearms

No illustrations of them have survived, so it is difficult to determine exactly how they were configured

obras muertas, or "dead wood," to ornament the officers' quarters.

convened a court that hastily found Burroughs guilty of desertion and pronounced the sentence: death.

originally published in eight volumes in Valladolid, Spain, in 1545

With modifications, this calendar was adopted by Christian churches around the world, including those in Spain.