A brigantine circulated Almeida's speech through the fleet so every ship heard both the cause and the promised rewards. Soldiers could gain the right to sack, knights could receive nobility, and exiled criminals could earn pardons. Enslaved participants were promised the status of squires if freed within a year. These legal and social incentives gave very different members of the force a personal stake in victory. When the wind turned at about eleven, Almeida's banner and a single gunshot signaled the attack.
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Almeida promises status, pardon, and freedom
Before the attack, Almeida offered plunder, knighthood, noble status, pardons, and a route to freedom to bind very different members of his force to victory.