Template:Did you know nominations/Dutch expedition to Valdivia

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The result was: promoted by Cwmhiraeth (talk) 06:28, 17 September 2018 (UTC)

Dutch expedition to Valdivia[edit]

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... that the expedition to Valdivia seized and then abandoned the last Dutch possession on the Pacific coast of America? Source: Lane, Kris E. (1998). Pillaging the Empire: Piracy in the Americas 1500–1750. Armonk, N.Y.: M.E. Sharpe. ISBN 978-0-76560-256-5 Page 89.
- ALT1:... that the Dutch expedition to Valdivia caused the Spanish to spend nearly two million pieces of eight on defensive measures? Source: Page 90.

Reviewed: Catherine-Nicole Lemaure

Improved to Good Article status by Gog the Mild (talk). Self-nominated at 10:11, 24 August 2018 (UTC).

Thank you for such a fine article. Passed GA. The hook is short and OK. QPQ done. I can find mention of the end of Dutch possession on p.90 and ALT0 seem OK. But I can't find ALT1 mentioning 2 million spanish dollars on p.90. Can you point me to precise citation? Regards,-Nizil (talk) 17:16, 24 August 2018 (UTC)

@Nizil Shah: Um, with hindsight this may be borderline OR. I added the "almost one million", "added another half million" and "cost some 348,000 pesos" mentioned towards the bottom of the page. (And was aware that it states that garrison "costs were at least 20,000 pesos annually"). Strike ALT1 if you think that I am pushing things a bit. Gog the Mild (talk) 18:11, 24 August 2018 (UTC)

Well, it was confusing and unclear. It is not mentioned in the article either. So I am striking ALT1 and go with ALT0. Thank you for the clarification. Regards,-Nizil (talk) 18:32, 24 August 2018 (UTC)