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Chris 62

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24-01-2001 21:56

Test your nautical knowledge

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What ship was called "A spanish perfection"? Who said it, and who commanded the ship? Give yourself 3 points for each part, if you can do it without looking it up(I got 2 out of 3). 9 points:Admiral of the ocean sea. 6 points: Squadron commander. 3 points:ship captain. 0 points:Landlubber

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24-01-2001 23:36

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I'm a landlubber then... not too bad according to my Collins English dictionary!

But I'll try to look it up anyway...

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25-01-2001 03:45

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This one might be a little tough, so we get Hint#1: The ship has the same name as mexican dictator.

Jay Bee

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Jan 1970
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25-01-2001 04:00

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That was easy : Santa Ana?

Ps. 'Spanish perfection' sounds as an oxymoron

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"Our community extends beyond national frontiers. Whether it is an Argentinian or a Spaniard, a Chilean or a Mexican, we all know as children that our national language is the language of many nations, and that it was born in Spain many centuries ago... without it, our people would not exist"

Octavio Paz, Mexican Writer. Nobel Laureate 1990, Cervantes Prize 1982

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quote:

Originally posted by Jay Bee on 01-24-2001 06:00 PM
That was easy

: Santa Ana?

First you got my Led Zep hint and now this

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O.K. now back to the quiz: Hint#2: The man who made the statement was a British flag officer.

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quote:

Originally posted by cpoulos on 01-24-2001 06:37 PM
O.K. now back to the quiz: Hint#2: The man who made the statement was a British flag officer.

No knowledge on Brit officers around, sire (and I suspect no interst whatsoever

) Try hint #3 please!

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"Our community extends beyond national frontiers. Whether it is an Argentinian or a Spaniard, a Chilean or a Mexican, we all know as children that our national language is the language of many nations, and that it was born in Spain many centuries ago... without it, our people would not exist"

Octavio Paz, Mexican Writer. Nobel Laureate 1990, Cervantes Prize 1982

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quote:

Originally posted by Jay Bee on 01-26-2001 07:05 PM
No knowledge on Brit officers around, sire (and I suspect no interst whatsoever

) Try hint #3 please!

The brit was Cuthbert Collingwood. On to hint #3: This fine officer handled the Santa Ana so well that it nearly dismasted HMS Royal Sovereign at Trafalgar. His nephew was with him and also was present at Waterloo ten years later-The only officer to serve at both famous battles(Bet you didn't know a spainard was the only one to be at both!). The Admiral's initials are D.I.A.

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The Santa Ana commander was Don Ignacio de Alava.

Benito Pérez Galdós tells it all in his Episodios Nacionales...

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Originally posted by Fiera on 01-27-2001 09:18 AM
The Santa Ana commander was Don Ignacio de Alava.

Benito Pérez Galdós tells it all in his Episodios Nacionales...

Well done Fiera... but then, the initials are not D.I.A.

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Originally posted by Jay Bee on 01-27-2001 11:25 AM

Well done Fiera... but then, the initials are not D.I.A.

Well done Fiera! The initials thing is my fault. In English it's Don Ignatio Alava. Sorry if I confused you guys.

I'll keep trying to improve my Spanish.

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quote:

Originally posted by cpoulos on 01-27-2001 12:12 PM
Well done Fiera! The initials thing is my fault. In English it's Don Ignatio Alava. Sorry if I confused you guys.

I'll keep trying to improve my Spanish.

Well, I am afraid it's me who has confused you

. "Don" is a courtesy title, not a name. It may mean "Mister" or "Sir", depending on the person and the context. So the initials would be just I.A., not D.I.A.

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Well, I assumed that the D was for "Don", so no problem at all!

cpoulos, do you know about the Episodios Nacionales (National Episodes, I guess), by Pérez Galdós? It's an amazing and very pleasant to read historical source for the Spanish 19th Century... I'm sure you'd enjoy it...

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Pío Baroja

Chris 62

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quote:

Originally posted by Fiera on 01-27-2001 12:46 PM
Well, I assumed that the D was for "Don", so no problem at all!

cpoulos, do you know about the Episodios Nacionales (National Episodes, I guess), by Pérez Galdós? It's an amazing and very pleasant to read historical source for the Spanish 19th Century... I'm sure you'd enjoy it...

No I didn't, but I sure wish I did! Navel warfare is my speciality, that's how I knew about Santa Ana. I'm always looking for new facts and insights on all aspects of history!

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