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Salvador Pirates; Santísima Trinidad (1600s) Richard Sawkins; Robert Searle; Alexander Selkirk; Bartholomew Sharp; Spanish expedition to Balanguingui; Piracy in the Strait of Malacca; Piracy in the Sulu and Celebes Seas; Charles Swan (pirate)
Most pirates in this era were of Welsh, English, Dutch, Irish, and French origin. Many pirates came from poorer urban areas in search of a way to make money and of reprieve. London in particular was known for high unemployment, crowding, and poverty which drove people to piracy. Piracy also offered power and quick riches. [citation needed]
French pirate and buccaneer active in the Caribbean, the Pacific, and the Indian Ocean. Étienne de Montauban? 1691–1695 France French flibustier , privateer, and pirate active in the Caribbean and off the west African coast. Frequently referred to as Sieur de Montauban (last name occasionally Montauband), he wrote an account of his later ...
Image credits: Fototeca Storica Nazionale / Getty Images #2 Black Bart. John Bartholomew Roberts, better known as Black Bart, was born in Wales around 1682. He began his life on the open ocean as ...
The Spaniards, however, had been warned of their approach and had sent the gold to Panama so by the time the buccaneers reached Santa Maria most of the party were in favour of stealing out on the Pacific Ocean in the Mosquito's canoes. While Coxon and his party were against the proposal, he was persuaded to stay and keep command of the expedition.
Suspected pirates assemble on the deck of a dhow near waters off of western Malaysia, January 2006.. Piracy in the 21st century (commonly known as modern piracy) has taken place in a number of waters around the globe, including but not limited to, the Gulf of Guinea, Gulf of Aden, [1] Arabian Sea, [2] Strait of Malacca, Sulu and Celebes Seas, Indian Ocean, and Falcon Lake.
English privateers and French pirates commanded by Buccaneer Henry Morgan launched an attack with an army of 1,400 men with the purpose of capturing the rich Spanish city of Panama off the Pacific coast. The expedition was set up in April 1670, and nine months later set off from Tortuga island off Hispaniola.
Frigatebirds live near subtropical and tropical oceans. They build their nests in low-lying vegetation but are often seen in trees, lagoons, coral reefs, and mangroves, where they forage for food.