captain from castille

It is said that a long time ago, there lived a noble and valiant sea captain that resided on the enchanted Spanish island of Castille. This captain was known all over the free world for protecting Castille from her enemies on the rough waters of the North Atlantic. Along with his dashing fleet of 4 sea vessels and 48 men, he courageously fought off Vikings and barbarians alike.

One story tells of the captain's brave fight to win his captured wife, Estrella, back from the terrible part octopus sea witch, Tiburoness. The captain set off to sea with his ships and men to search for his beloved Estrella. Before arriving at her secret mid-Atlantic lair, they navigated through torrential waves and horrendous conditions. The fury of the sea swallowed 12 of the captain's men and his most prized ship, The Estrella, named after his wife. The captain did not take this bad luck as a sign of terrible things to come, but he fought on valiantly.

After sailing the stormy seas for 5 days, the Captain finally reached Tiburoness's island grotto in the heart of the Atlantic. The first thing he and his men stumbled upon were several captured mothers and maidens from their native island, Castille. They immediately set forth to free them from bondage, but Tiburoness's evil seamen began attacking. The captain, brave and courageous fought with the aid of all of his men. After defeating all of the evil seamen, the captain's numbers were down to a meager 10. The ten of them set off on the island to find Estrella and avenge her capture.

When they reached Tiburoness's great hut, they heard Estrella's cries and immediately rushed in to save her from the wicked sea harlot. She was tied to a palm tree with octopus tentacles. The captain immeditely released his bride and sent her back to the ship with 2 of his men. As soon as the captain released Estrella, the terrible sea witch Tiburoness attacked violently flinging her coarse and ferocious braids of hair toward the captain and his men. With each twisted lock of hair she grabbed the captain's men and crushed them. All that was left was the captain and he had no weapon but his dashing sword, Suerte. With Suerte, he cut free the corpses of his fallen men. With every sailor that fell from Tiburoness's evil grasp, so fell the braid that bound them. After cutting free all his men, the evil sea witch stood helpless and scalped. The captain took the octopus tentacles and bound Tiburoness with them. He took the helpless octopus woman and cast her into the deepest part of the Atlantic Ocean--the part closest to Hell where the water boils and the heat is intolerable. Tiburoness was never seen again.

As for our hero, he returned to Castille with his wife Estrella and the two men who accompanied her back to the ships. It is said that the ships that returned to Castille with the captain, his wife, and men were later used to help establish the new world. They were The Nina, The Pinta, and The Santa Maria.