Providencia Island, Colombia
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Isla de Providencia, historically Old Providence, and generally known as Providencia or Providence, is a mountainous Caribbean island that is part of the Colombian department of Archipelago of San And
Drawing of the fortress of pirate Louis Michel Aury by Louis Pérou de Lacroix (1821)
Santa Isabel Providencia
Henry Morgan's Panama expedition, also known as The Sack of Panama, was a military expedition in which English privateers commanded by Welsh Buccaneer Henry Morgan launched an attack with an army of 1
Providencia Island, Colombia
…proved unsuccessful due to inexperience and lack of general sailing or West Indies knowledge. The privateer Henry Morgan used Providencia as a base for raiding Panama, and rumors suggest that much of his treasure remains hidden on the island. Many parts of the island are named after Morgan. Although the island is…
Morgan at Panama 1671 - The top engraving shows the burning and sacking of Panama, the below shows the Battle of Mata Asnillos.
A 1681 sketch of Henry Morgan
Cannon on the island of Santa Catalina at 'Morgan's Head'
Present-day view of Fort San Lorenzo on the mouth of the Chagres River