Amaro Pargo
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Amaro Rodríguez-Felipe y Tejera Machado, also known as Amaro Pargo, was a Spanish privateer and merchant. He was one of the most well-known Spanish privateers during the Golden Age of Piracy. Pargo wa
Amaro Pargo
Panoramic view of San Cristóbal de La Laguna, the city where Amaro Pargo was born
Main commercial routes of the Spanish Empire with the Indies (in red). Amaro Pargo used the route that crossed the Atlantic and went to the Caribbean.
Sister Mary of Jesus, the spiritual adviser of Amaro Pargo
Piracy
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Piracy is an act of robbery or criminal violence by ship or boat-borne attackers upon another ship or a coastal area, typically intending to steal cargo and valuable goods, or take hostages. Those who
Amaro Pargo
…y Tejera Machado 3 May 1678 San Cristóbal de La Laguna, Tenerife Died 4 October 1747 (aged 69) San Cristóbal de La Laguna, Tenerife, Crown of Castile Piratical career Nickname Amaro Pargo Years active 1712–1729 Rank Captain Base of operations Atlantic West Indies Commands El Bravo, Ave María, El Clavel, Fortuna, etc…
A mosaic of a Roman trireme in Tunisia
A fleet of Vikings, painted mid-12th century
The Vitalienbrüder. Piracy became endemic in the Baltic Sea in the Middle Ages because of the Victual Brothers.
Cossacks of Azov fighting a Turk ship by Grigory Gagarin