François l'Olonnais
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Jean-David Nau, better known as François l'Olonnais, was a French pirate active in the Caribbean during the 1660s.
An illustration of François l'Olonnais from a 1684 edition of The History of the Buccaneers of America
Francis Lolonois, Death of Lolonois, from the Pirates of the Spanish Main series (N19) for Allen & Ginter Cigarettes MET DP835031
Roche Braziliano
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Roche Braziliano was a Dutch pirate from the city of Groningen. His piratical career lasted from 1654 until his death in 1681. He was first made famous in Alexandre Exquemelin's 1678 book The Buccanee
François l'Olonnais
…accounts, parts of his body were eaten. At some point before his death, he sailed briefly to Jamaica to sell off a prize ship. It was purchased in 1668 by Roc Brasiliano, who sailed with Jelles de Lecat against the Spanish alongside Henry Morgan. L'Olonnais left a legacy of extreme brutality and fear in the Caribbean…
An illustration of Roche Braziliano in Alexandre Exquemelin's The Buccaneers of America (1678)
Roc the Brazilian, Capturing Boat's Crew, from the Pirates of the Spanish Main series (N19) for Allen & Ginter Cigarettes MET DP835018