Show Notes
Ahoy! Shane and Hazel are back on the high seas this week for one of our most extraordinary tales yet.
In the early 19th century, an expat from Foxford put together a wee navy in Buenos Aires. In doing so, he would change the course of South American history forever. Guillermo Brown was born. ¡Bueno!
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