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English wikipedia: > Sir Francis Drake (c. 1540 – 28 January 1596)[3] was an English explorer, sea captain, privateer, slave trader,[4][5][6] naval officer, a

by twic 4y ago

English wikipedia: > Sir Francis Drake (c. 1540 – 28 January 1596)[3] was an English explorer, sea captain, privateer, slave trader,[4][5][6] naval officer, and politician. Spanish wikipedia: > Francis Drake (Tavistock, Inglaterra, 1540-Portobelo, Panamá, 28 de enero de 1596) fue un corsario, explorador, comerciante de esclavos, político y vicealmirante inglés. The two languages understandably place different relative emphasis on Drake's various occupations.

dragontamer 4y ago
> corsario Good grief. The word "Corsair" in English means Pirate (or at least: Pirate Ship), but the word "corsario" in Spanish apparently means privateer. Apparently this "Pirate vs Privateer" issue turns into a fundamental linguistic issue depending on what side you were on in the 1500s age of sail. ------ > vicealmirante I'm amused that Captain translates into Vice Admiral.
- svachalek 4y ago
  Interesting, capitán is definitely a word (yo no soy marinero, as they say in La Bamba)
- jjk166 4y ago
  > I'm amused that Captain translates into Vice Admiral. Francis Drake actually was an English Vice Admiral. The Spanish wikipedia is just more precise than the English one which merely calls him a naval officer.
kQq9oHeAz6wLLS 4y ago
"Now take Sir Francis Drake / The Spanish all despise him. / But to the British, he's a hero / And they idolize him."