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According to Robert Davis, [29] [30] between 1 million and 1.25 million Europeans were captured by Barbary pirates and sold as slaves in Northern Africa between the 16th and 19th centuries. Barbary pirates flourished in the early 17th century as new sailing rigs by Simon de Danser enabled North African raiders, for the first time, to brave the ...
The French colonization of Texas started when Robert Cavelier de La Salle intended to found the colony at the mouth of the Mississippi River, but inaccurate maps and navigational errors caused his ships to anchor instead 400 miles (640 km) to the west, off the coast of Texas. The colony survived until 1688.
This timeline of the history of piracy in the 1680s is a chronological list of key events involving pirates between 1680 and 1689. Events ... Texas). Laurens de Graff ...
16th century China Pirate-warlord who raided the coast of Southern China, the northern Philippine Islands and Manila in 1574. Wang Zhi: −1560 16th century China Smuggler turned head of pirate syndicate, raided from Japan to Thailand. Lin Daoqian: −1580s 16th century China Led pirate attacks along the coast of Guangdong and Fujian.
Spanish Texas was one of the interior provinces of the colonial Viceroyalty of New Spain from 1519 until 1821. Spain claimed ownership of the region in 1519. Slave raids by Spaniards into what became Texas began in the 16th century and created an atmosphere of antagonism with Native Americans (Indians) which would cause endless difficulties for the Spanish in the future.
16th; 17th; 18th; 19th; 20th; 21st; Subcategories. ... Pages in category "16th-century pirates" The following 23 pages are in this category, out of 23 total.
Originally, pirates in the coastal areas near Fujian and Zhejiang may have been Japanese, suggested by the Ming government referring to them as "wokou (倭寇)", but it is probable that piracy was a multi-ethnic profession by the 16th century, although coastal brigands continued to be referred to as wokou in many government documents. [62]
Prior to the mid-20th century, Texas was essentially a one-party state, and the Democratic primary was viewed as "the real election". The Democratic Party had conservative and liberal factions, which became more pronounced after the New Deal. [192] Additionally, several factions of the party briefly split during the 1930s and 40s. [192]