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Carthagena (Ohio, United States) (search for this): entry buccaneers-the
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Buccaneers, the,
Were daring adventurers, who first combined for the spoliation of the Spaniards in the West Indies and the islands of the Caribbean Sea.
The first of these were mostly French, who attempted to introduce themselves into the West Indies not long after the conquests of the Spaniards there, and were called flibustiers, or freebooters.
Their depredations among the islands were extensive and alarming.
They made settlements in Santo Domingo, where the Spaniards at-tempted to expel them.
Retaliation followed.
In 1630 they made the little island of Tortugas, west of the Florida Keys, their stronghold, where, in armed bands in rowboats, they attacked Spanish vessels, lying in wait for them on their passage from America to Europe.
The richly laden treasure-ships were boarded by them, plundered, and their crews cast into the sea. They extended their operations.
The French buccaneers made their Headquarters in Santo Domingo, and the English in Jamaica, during the long
West Indies (search for this): entry buccaneers-the
Buccaneers, the,
Were daring adventurers, who first combined for the spoliation of the Spaniards in the West Indies and the islands of the Caribbean Sea.
The first of these were mostly French, who attempted to introduce themselves into the West Indies not long after the conquests of the Spaniards there, and were called flibustiers, or freebooters.
Their depredations among the islands were extensive and alarming.
They made settlements in Santo Domingo, where the Spaniards at-tempted to eWest Indies not long after the conquests of the Spaniards there, and were called flibustiers, or freebooters.
Their depredations among the islands were extensive and alarming.
They made settlements in Santo Domingo, where the Spaniards at-tempted to expel them.
Retaliation followed.
In 1630 they made the little island of Tortugas, west of the Florida Keys, their stronghold, where, in armed bands in rowboats, they attacked Spanish vessels, lying in wait for them on their passage from America to Europe.
The richly laden treasure-ships were boarded by them, plundered, and their crews cast into the sea. They extended their operations.
The French buccaneers made their Headquarters in Santo Domingo, and the English in Jamaica, during the long
Dominican Republic (Dominican Republic) (search for this): entry buccaneers-the
Jamaica (Jamaica) (search for this): entry buccaneers-the
France (France) (search for this): entry buccaneers-the
South America (search for this): entry buccaneers-the
Holland (Netherlands) (search for this): entry buccaneers-the
America (Netherlands) (search for this): entry buccaneers-the