Is there a real tortuga?

Tortuga, sometimes called Turtle Island, is a small island about 20 miles in length just north of Haiti. It was strategically located in the path of Spanish treasure ships returning to Spain. Although the small island was surrounded by Spanish colonies, the French first colonized it in 1625.

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French Possession in a Sea Spanish Rule

Brethren of the Coast

Tortuga soon became an island full of buccaneers, who referred to themselves as The Brethren of the Coast. When the French governor announced he would offer safe harbor for any non-Spanish ships and offered Letters of Marque to any buccaneers who would attack Spanish ships and split the booty, privateers from France, England, and other European nations came to Tortuga . A Letter of Marques was essentially a pirate license.

Thriving Pirate-infested Island

Before long, English privateers attempted to set up a colony on Tortuga, though the Spanish were able to drive them away. Meanwhile, the remaining French and English buccaneers began cultivating sugarcane and tobacco. At this time, the island's pirate community was thriving and much of its economy was derived from the spoils brought to it by French pirates.

The Headquarters for Sir Henry Morgan

One of the most famous pirates in history, Sir Henry Morgan, set up his operations in Tortuga and together, with over 500 buccaneers from the island, and another 1,000 more from Jamaica, plundered and pillaged dozens of Spanish coastal settlements including Santa Marta, Rio de la Hacha, Puerto Bello and Panama.

No Longer a Safe Harbor for Pirates

Eventually, however, hostilities between the Spanish and French subsided and all Letters of Marque were revoked. From that point, most buccaneers who attacked ships were quickly captured and hanged. The government of France even hired former pirates to hunt down pirates still operating. Nevertheless, piracy would continue near Tortuga for years to come, though the Bahamas would next become the hot spot for Caribbean buccaneers.

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nps.gov - Did You Know: The US has a history of women pirates?

Pirate Mary Read killing an opponent. Mary Read served with Anne Bonny and Calico Jack on the REVENGE. Art work from "Pirates Own Book," 1842. From the collection of the Library of Congress (http://loc.gov/pictures/resource/cph.3a00980/) Most pirates were men. In fact, it was traditionally believed to be bad luck to have a woman on board a pirate vessel. We do know of a few women who were also pirates. Like the men, some turned to piracy for the money, some for the adventure, and some to escape terrible situations.The years from the 1650s through the late 1720s has been described as the “Golden Age of Piracy.” Much of the piracy during this period was associated with the colonization of the Americas, the African slave trade, and Asian trade routes. The Caribbean and the seaboard of North America were very active.Pirates came from countries including Spain, England, France, the Netherlands, and the Americas. They were also called buccaneers and privateers, and sometimes were granted license (called a letter of marque or commission) to attack and steal from vessels of rival countries.Some pirates made enough money to retire from piracy and become wealthy merchants. Others were captured and tried. The punishment for a conviction of piracy for captain and crew was death.Three women-turned-pirates with connections to the United States are Anne Bonny, Mary Critchett, and Rachel Wall.

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