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by Virgilio García (Author)
In 1654, the UK Protector, Oliver Cromwell, orchestrated a plan to conquer the rich territories of America possessed by Spain, especially the colony of Cartagena, the Viceroyalty of Peru and the Mexican Empire. Cromwell also wanted to have complete control of the Caribbean's seaways; these were used to transport precious metals, goods and African slaves. For the first stage of his ambitious project, the dictator ordered the navy to invade La Espanola. The navy, sent to the shores of Santo Domingo, comprised 56 warships, armed with 1,100 and 10,800 infantrymen. Never before had Great Britain ordered a military invasion of such magnitude.After two weeks of bombing, sieges and battles, the Spanish colony of Santo Domingo- who at that time had only 500 soldiers, aided by 200 brave Creoles- withstood the on-slaughts of the most powerful naval armada in the world. On May 5, 1655, the generals who commanded the invasion, Generals Penn and Venables, weighed anchor- this was the most dishonorable defeat suffered by the British Empire and its ruler, Oliver Cromwell.These historical accounts inspired this story. We discovered the occurrences of supernatural phenomena; encounters with pirates; the existence of super-warriors, Indians and Creoles all in search of an explanation for this unprecedented military defeat in the seventeenth century. I hope that reading this story is to your liking.Virgilio Garcia
Author Biography
Virgilio Garcia was born in Santiago de los Caballeros, Dominican Republic. Son of Carmen Acosta and Pompilio García, educator, congressman and senator 1966-1974. He began his university studies in industrial engineering from the Universidad Catolica Madre y Maestra in Santiago. García served as an educator in the Adult Education Program and worked in the Dominican Telephone Company in his hometown. He moved to the United States in 1971 and studied computer programming in the Lindsey Hopkins Education Center of Miami. Virgilio continued his studies at Florida International University, Miami, Florida, where he received a degree in Industrial Engineering also completed postgraduate courses in Business Administration. President / Founder of Quisqueya USA and the first Dominican digital newspaper in Florida, QuisqueyaUSA.com. Founder of the Dominican Amateur Radio Association of Florida, former president of the Advisory Committee, Hialeah Community Action Agency, Hialeah, FL. Former Executive Director of the Dominican Professional Association of Florida. First Dominican to be nominated as a City Counsil in the state of Florida (not elected), Hialeah, FL November, 1993. Founder of the Dominican American Political Action Committee (DAPAC) in Miami. In 1996 he was appointed as Community Advisory in the Dominican Consulate of Miami, years later, in February 2011, appointed Vice Consul, by presidential decree. García has received several awards, including Professional of the Year Awards Independencia Dominicana Miami, April 1997; Great Community Award, Honor Awards of Merit Miami, December 1997; Community Leader 2002 in Miami, Hispanic-Dominican Athlete Award of the Year, Santo Domingo January 27, 2003. Virgilio and his wife Vilma have two children, Michelle and Cesar as well as six grandchildren.
