George was a pirate, but he wasn’t a very good pirate.
He did his best to cover his blunders.
So when he stranded his ship on a beach, he disembarked with a pirate flag and planted it on the sand.
I CLAIM THIS LAND IN THE NAME OF THE PIRATE NATION!
The problem was, the land had already been claimed. And named.
“Bem-vindo a Portugal,” said the natives.
George pulled out a sextant, made a few measurements, and checked his map.
There, in big letters: PORTUGAL.
George smiled and waved.
And went back to help his crew with the ship.