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Peter Ellis Bean was captured by the Spanish during the early 19th century due to his involvement in the filibustering activities aimed at promoting American expansion into Spanish territories in the Southwest. He was part of a group seeking to incite revolution against Spanish rule in Mexico and Texas. The Spanish authorities apprehended him while he was attempting to establish a settlement in the area. His capture was part of the broader tensions between American expansionist interests and Spanish colonial control.

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