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There were two important exceptions to the general clemency: Gaspar de Quesada, the leader and murderer of San Antonio’s master, and his servant, Luis de Molino. Magellan insisted that Quesada be executed. And he gave Molino a brutally simple choice: He could either be executed along with his master or spare his own life by beheading his master.
Over the Edge of the World: Magellan's Terrifying Circumnavigation of the Globe
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