The Attack on Monterey – Meet the Argentine Privateer Who Captured Spain’s California Capital

“Rather than being immortalized as a champion of freedom and liberty, Bouchard is remembered in California as a pirate.”  By George Yagi Jr. AS THE AGE of revolution swept across 19th Century Latin America, and…

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Bartholomew Sharp — Meet the Unlucky Pirate Who Threw Away a Fortune in Silver

“With the men of the expedition once more on the verge of mutiny, a lookout finally spotted a large galleon flying Spanish colours. Could it be the treasure fleet? Sharp’s vessels closed for battle.” HISTORY…

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