This cannon was cast in 1669 during the reign of Carlos II of Spain -- a congenitally disabled argument against dynastic rule whose nickname was 'El Hechixado&quot; which can be translated genteelly as The Bewitched or more rigorously as The Hexed or colloquially as The Cursed One -- as it says. &lt;br /&gt;
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Fun Fact: Carlos II's infertility was a leading cause of the War of Spanish Succession.&lt;br /&gt;
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The cannon was probably captured elsewhere as the St Tropez was an independent republic nominally under the protection of Provencal nobles from the late 15th century until 1672 when Louis XIV asserted French control.&lt;br /&gt;
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Fun Fact #2: Louis XIV's hegemonic expansion was another leading cause of the War of Spanish Succession.