Regarding the "original" text, no one claimed to have seen it, except the publishers of La Voz Espanola. That newspaper reported: "Still more; we have seen and read his (Rizal’s) own hand-written retraction which he sent to our dear and venerable Archbishop…" On the other hand, Manila pharmacist F. Stahl wrote in a letter: "besides, nobody has seen this written declaration, in spite of the fact that quite a number of people would want to see it. "For example, not only Rizal’s family but also the correspondents in Manila of the newspapers in Madrid, Don Manuel Alhama of El Imparcial and Sr. Santiago Mataix of El Heraldo, were not able to see the hand-written retraction.
Ang maunlad na "Transatlantic Slave Trade" na ito'y sinimulan ng pusakal na piratang si Francis Drake, na ginawang "knight" ni Reyna Elizabeth ng Inglatera, tuloy naging "Sir Francis Drake" ang dating pirata na walang tigil sa pagsasalakay ng mga Manila Gelleon, lalo na ang pinakamayamang Manila Galleon "Nuestra Senora de la Concepcion" na matagumpay niya at ang barko niyang "Golden Hind," na salakay at ninakawan.