Soldiers in Santo Domingo, Hispanola - 22 January, 1586
from 'America and West Indies: Addenda 1586', in Calendar of State Papers Colonial, America and West Indies: Volume 9, 1675-1676 and Addenda 1574-1674, pages 28-29:
[The Battle of Santo Domingo was fought on 1 January 1586 after which the English soldiers occupied and ransacked the city, departing on 1 February. Francis Drake’s capture of Santo Domingo, on the Spanish island of Hispaniola, was part of the Anglo-Spanish War]
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W. Noel Sainsbury (ed.), 'America and West Indies: Addenda 1586', in Calendar of State Papers Colonial, America and West Indies: Volume 9, 1675-1676 and Addenda 1574-1674, volume 9 (London, 1893), p. 28-29. https://led.kmi.open.ac.uk/entity/lexp/1547031715459 accessed: 8 November, 2024
Listeners
Listening to
hide composersmilitary drums | performed by English soldiers |
Experience Information
Date/Time | 22 January, 1586 |
Medium | live |
Listening Environment | in the company of others, outdoors, in public |
Notes
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