RE: El Dragon Ingles

I'm glad you found it interesting, @agmoore. From visiting this area of the Caribbean I got a sense of just how complex and messy colonial history actually was there. From what I observed, Dominicans, many of which descend from slaves, are very forthcoming about their history and proud of it in spite of that messy complexity. They honour their founders while openly showing the injustices that occurred in their past and how those were corrected to create their nation. It was eye opening to see this love of country, warts and all.

Interestingly, trading in slaves was apparently illegal under Spanish law in that area at the time, but Drake was still selling them there, and this brought him into conflict with Spanish authorities. So, the story of the siege of Santo Domingo goes deep.