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The Heroína (Spanish for "heroine") was a privately owned frigate that was operated as a privateer under a license issued by the United Provinces of the River Plate (later Argentina). It was under the command of American-born Colonel David Jewett and has become linked with the Argentine claim to sovereignty of the Falkland Islands ((スペイン語:Islas Malvinas)). ==Privateer== The Buenos Aires businessman Patrick Lynch acquired the French frigate ''Braque'' at some point in 1819/1820. The exact date is unknown with dates for the transaction ranging from August 1819 until January 1820. Initially it was planned to name the ship ''Tomás Guido'' but that name was considered inappropriate as Guido, Chief Secretary of the Army, was still alive at the time.〔( Etcheverry, Gerardo, ''Listado de buques de guerra a vela de las Provincias Unidas del Río de la Plata (List of Warships of the United Provinces of the River Plate) )'' , accessed 2007-10-27〕 He finally settled for ''Heroína''. After fitting out the ship to act as a privateer, Lynch obtained a corsair license from the Buenos Aires Supreme Director José Rondeau. Colonel David Jewett, an American privateer was given command of ''Heroína'' in 1820. In July 1820, between Cape Verde and Spain, Jewett captured the Portuguese frigate ''Carlota'' that was en route to Lisbon. In doing so, Jewett crossed the line between privateer and pirate, since his corsairs license restricted his activities to Spanish ships (the United Provinces of the River Plate were not at war with Portugal). Jewett continued to capture ships of other flags causing further controversy. In August, the crew mutinied and Jewett was only able to restore order with the support of the soldiers on board. The leader of the mutiny, James Thomas, was executed.〔 Following the mutiny there was an outbreak of scurvy at a time when the crew of the ''Heroína'' was depleted by the need to man the prize ''Carlota''. A storm severely damaged the ''Heroína'' and sank the ''Carlota'', just three days before reaching the Falkland Islands.〔O'Donnell, Pacho (''El Aguila Guerrera'' ) , Accessed 2007-10-27〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Heroína (ship)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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