According to the Princeton University wordnet, a trespasser is defined as someone who interferes with the privacy or property of another without permission. From the 15th to 17th centuries, the word "trespasser" commonly referred to a ship and its crew associated with smuggling. It is reported that rogue ships traded goods and slaves outside the monopoly of the Spanish West Indies Company. (Paesie, R. 2008) Mercantilism (also called merchant capitalism) was the governing economic system of the Spanish colonies. This meant that only the mother country of a colony would supply and control the import and export of goods, thereby preventing trade with any other country and ensuring complete control of that colony's wealth. Mercantilism ensured that Spanish colonies could only buy and sell in Spain. Spanish citizens profited from this expansion of their treasury until it was challenged by the British, French and Dutch. The English and French were the main settlers, while the Dutch were the main traders in the 17th century. The French, Dutch and British became...