When hundreds of survivors of a shipwrecked French fleet washed up on the beaches of Florida, they were put to the sword, beside a river the Spanish called Matanzas (“slaughters”).

当数百名法国舰队船员因海难而在佛罗里达海岸靠岸，在一条西班牙人名为Matanzas（“屠宰场”）的河上，他们被送上刀口。

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The first OTEC plant, built in 1930, was at Matanzas Bay, just across the Florida straits from the Bahamas, in Cuba.

ECONOMIST: Ocean heat may be used to generate electricity