In 1570, a supposed former Gabonese prince named Gaspar Yanga led a slave revolt in this place assisted by an Angolan general, Francisco de la Matosa.
In 1570, a supposed former Gabonese prince named Gaspar Yanga led a slave revolt in this place assisted by an Angolan general, Francisco de la Matosa. For several days in 1638, this city was ravaged by the pirate Laurent de Gaff. Crewmen of the ship Jesus of Lubeck had to walk all the way to New Brunswick on orders of John Hawkins after it was sunk in this city's harbor. More recently, the belief that the German ship Ypiranga was carrying arms to this city led to its capture. This city's main fort, San Juan de Ulúa, was shelled in a siege from Point Hornos, and this city was blockaded by France during the ? Pastry War. After the USS Dolphin incident, Victoriano Huerta's refusal to apologize led Woodrow Wilson to order this city's capture. FTP, name this Mexican port city, captured by Winfield Scott in 1847, and named by Cortes for the true cross.
In 1570, a supposed former Gabonese prince named Gaspar Yanga led a slave revolt in this place assisted by an Angolan general, Francisco de la Matosa.
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