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51:circa 1850.
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572:References
501:The battle
448:La Neréide
334:Estrelleta
317:Tortuguero
43:The three
560:Aftermath
550:La Mouche
509:Schooner
485:from the
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312:El Memiso
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471:San José
467:Eleonore
307:Santiago
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170:Strength
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