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On part 3 the passengers' paperwork was checked after a month of travel, about 500 kilometres away from the starting point of Manila. Sixteen were found to have
by distances 8y ago
On part 3 the passengers' paperwork was checked after a month of travel, about 500 kilometres away from the starting point of Manila. Sixteen were found to have lacking documents, and were left on an island.
That's of course terrifying, but also quite puzzling: why weren't the papers checked at the point of departure?
- unchocked 8y agoPossibly the crown was weak relative to commercial wealth at the port, and bribery was common. At a remote outpost, it might be easier to defend the crown’s interests against bribery. Just speculating.