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José Gaspar as illustrated in the 1900 brochure. José Gaspar, also known by his nickname Gasparilla (supposedly lived c. 1756 – 1821), is a mythical Spanish pirate who supposedly terrorized the Gulf of Mexico from his base in southwest Florida during Florida's second Spanish period (1783 to 1821).
Image credits: Fototeca Storica Nazionale / Getty Images #4 Black Sam Bellamy. An English pirate, Black Sam Bellamy, was born in Devon, England, around 1689-1690. He sailed to America, seeking ...
Moody sailed the Caribbean as early as June 1718 [1] in his ship Rising Sun, which had been called Resolution before it was captured by pirates, “mounted with 36 guns and having on board 130 men, white and black”. [4] Moody sailed alongside Richard Frowd and another pirate, [2] looting ships in the vicinity of St. Christophers. They ...
Painting showing a French First Republic privateer flying a black Jolly Roger, signed and dated “Nicolas Cammillieri pinxit 1811”, with the inscription: “On the 14 Germinal year 7 of the French Republic (3 April 1796), in the Bay of Colonia on the coast of Spain, 4-hour long fight of the privateer Mouche, armed with an 8-pounder swivel gun, under Captain Jean Adrian, against a 16-nine ...
The most famous pirate in the Persian Gulf, he ruled over Qatar and Dammam for short periods and fought alongside the Wahhabis against the Al-Khalifa tribe of Bahrain. [50] Bill Johnston: 1782–1870 1810–1860 United States Nicknamed "Pirate of the Thousand Islands". Edward Jordan: 1771–1809 1794–1809 Canada
During the Golden Age of Piracy, Blackbeard (c. 1680 – 1718) was one of the most infamous pirates on the seas.The only record there is of what flag he flew was in 1718 in a newspaper report which stated that Blackbeard's fleet, including his flagship Queen Anne's Revenge, during an attack on the Protestant Caesar flew black flags with death heads and "bloody flags".
Lyndecker is another DC Comics air pirate who fought against Black Condor in the 1992 comic Black Condor Vol 1 #2. [66] Captain Mors: The Air Pirate and His Steerable Airship: 1908-1911: Pulp Magazine: The German pulp magazine The Air Pirate and His Steerable Airship from 1908 to 1911, followed the adventures of Captain Mors, the "Air pirate ...
Black Bart was not as cruel to prisoners as some pirates such as Edward Low and Francis Spriggs, but did not treat them as well as did Samuel Bellamy, Howell Davis, or Edward England. Roberts sometimes gave gifts to cooperative captains and crews of captured ships, such as pieces of jewelry or items of captured cargo.