feb 1, 1709 - During his first voyage, Captain Woodes Rogers encounters marooned privateer Alexander Selkirk, and rescues him after four years living on one of the Juan Fernández Islands, inspiring Daniel Defoe's novel Robinson Crusoe.[5][6] After sacking Guayaquil, he and Selkirk will visit the Galápagos Islands
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