People who are Latino can relate anew to an old American war hero ( "Damn the torpedoes! Full speed ahead!")--his father was from Minorca and changed his first name from Jorge to George.The Glasgow middle name comes from Farragut's mother, who was Scots-Irish.
Born in Tennessee ( where his father ran a ferry), Farragut was the first big time Admiral in the U.S. Navy ( he earned all the titles they could think up) during the Civil War.
People still love that phrase, "Damn the torpedoes..." I have noticed.
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