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Henry Morgan's Panama expedition, also known as The Sack of Panama was a military expedition in which 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 between 16 December 1670 and 5 March 1671 during the later stage of the Anglo-Spanish War.
Santísima Trinidad was a 400-ton galleon commanded by Captain Francisco de Peralta, which escaped with the Panama treasure when Sir Henry Morgan attacked Panama City in January 1671. It was captured by English pirates in April 1680, renamed Trinity and used as their flagship. [1] It was constructed at the Real Arsenal in Havana. [2]
Kelham was responsible for the master plan for the Panama–Pacific International Exposition in San Francisco, did significant work on Treasure Island for the Golden Gate International Exposition in 1938, [3] and designed at least five major buildings in the city, [1] along with significant work in Salt Lake City and Los Angeles.
Another elite burial was uncovered at the park in 2011, according to the tourism website Visit Panama. The elite figure, identified as a chieftain, was buried with gold artifacts and 25 other people.
Sir Henry Morgan (Welsh: Harri Morgan; c. 1635 – 25 August 1688) was a Welsh [1] privateer, plantation owner, and, later, Lieutenant Governor of Jamaica.From his base in Port Royal, Jamaica, he and those under his command raided settlements and shipping ports on the Spanish Main, becoming wealthy as they did so.
After his victory over the Spanish fleet, Sawkins sailed towards Panama City and blockaded the harbor. Forced to negotiate with Sawkins, the Governor of Panama demanded to know Sawkins' intentions. Sawkins responded by demanding five hundred pieces of eight for each of the crew, and a further one thousand for each of his officers. In addition ...