Captain Julio Leon Fandino, commander of La Isabela, of the Navy of Spain, boards HMS Rebecca, and cuts off an ear from its commander, Captain Robert Jenkins.
Postscript: Eight years later this incident would be used as the provocation for war against the Kingdom of Spain.
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References:
Robert Jenkins (master mariner) – Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Jenkins_(master_mariner)
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