8th September 1657
Sulu Sea, Spanish Philippines
The Sulu Sea is a sea located on the western coast of the Philippines. It lies right below the South China Sea and right above the Celebes Sea.
Most of the time, there isn't much action in the Sulu Sea, as it has become the backyard of the Spanish Empire, with a significant military presence from the Spanish Navy. Hence, neither the Dutch, the English, nor the Portuguese send their ships to this region unless they want to start a war. Even the Chinese pirates, who are unscrupulous and ruthless in the South China Sea, rarely enter the Sulu Sea. Even they know the fate of willingly going into the barrel of a gun.
However, on one fine morning, things were a little different.
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