I'm gonna get rich like this :)

Jose Gaspar was born in Spain near Seville in 1756.  He was reported to be "small in body, perhaps, but imbued with the stamina of a Spanish fighting bull". Gaspar was from an upper-class family and possessed a cultured, gallant personality.  However, despite is aristocratic upbringing, Gaspar was a bit of a rogue.  At age 12, he kidnapped a young local girl and held her for ransom.  He was captured and the judge gave him the choice of entering the Royal Spanish Naval Academy or going to jail.  He chose a life at sea over a stint in the Graybar Hotel.

Once in the Navy, he demonstrated great skills in tactics and weaponry.  He displayed bravery and cunning in battle.  He rose through the ranks, becoming a lieutenant, a captain, and then an admiral of the Atlantic Fleet before becoming a naval attaché at the Court of Charles III in 1782.  He was 27 years old.

While at the Court, he became romantically involved with several women (all at the same time).  It was a perilous game, but one that matched Gaspar’s love of danger and adventure.  The game could not go on forever, of course.  He publicly jilted the daughter-in-law of the King, in favor of another woman of the Court.

Outraged and spiteful, the daughter-in-law conspired with the prime minister to frame Gaspar for stealing the Spanish crown jewels.  Upon hearing news of his imminent arrest, ordered by Charles III, Gaspar commandeered a ship, the Floridablanca, and escaped.  Swearing an oath to revenge his treatment by Spanish officials, he resolved to plunder any ship flying the flag of Spain.  The year was 1783.

Gaspar took the Floridablanca and escaped to the Gulf coast of Florida.  He established his base in Charlotte Harbor (near modern-day Fort Myers).  He adopted a new name and the career of Gasparilla, the Pirate began.

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From the land of the Bluenose.....well sir when you find out invite me along.  Take care and happy hunting !

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Thanks seldom
BA i just enroll myself to a Google pirates’ studies course.
I will be ready for the exams soon, after that i promise to know all my pirates
 

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Arrrrr! Hello there maties! And from Utah!
 

Unfortunately, FL is a long way aways from Utah, so I won't be venturing out there anytime soon.

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