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Updated: May 28, 2025
The English word Filibuster was changed into "Filibusteros" by the Spanish, and in later years it came to be applied especially to those charged with stirring up discontent and rebellion.
And here is the Moro Castle, which guards the entrance of the harbor, here go the signals, answering to our own. Here comes the man with the speaking-trumpet, who, understanding no English, yells out to our captain, who understands no Spanish. The following is a free rendering of their conversation: "Any Americans on board?" "Yes, thank Heaven, plenty." "How many are Filibusteros?" "All of them."
They were not the loud explosions of their own muskets nor of the smooth bores of the Democrats. The sounds were sharp and cruel like the crack of a whip. The sentries flying from their posts disclosed the terrifying truth. "The Filibusteros!" they cried.
"I also leave the town," replied the former alferez, straightening up. "The Government needs me to take command of a flying column to clear the provinces of filibusteros." Friar Salví looked him over from head to foot, and turned his back to him completely. "Is it yet known for a certainty what is to become of the leader of the revolutionists?" asked a Government employee.
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