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He then asked the name of the general of our fleet, and was told, "Pedro Menendez de Aviles, Captain-general of the King of Spain, who have come to hang all Lutherans I find here." Our general then asked him the name of his commander, and he replied, "Lord Gasto." While this parleying was going on, a long-boat was sent from the galley to the flag-ship.
Genoa was coveted by Savoy, Austria, and France. The consequent struggles are the material of Genoese history for a long period. After the death of the last of the Medici, John Gasto , Tuscany was practically under the power of Austria, notwithstanding the stipulation that both states should not have the same ruler.
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