corsair91
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 Posted: Sun Jan 07, 2024 4:11 pm Post subject: Lanzarote - THE PIRATE RAID OF 1618 |
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Lanzarote - THE PIRATE RAID OF 1618
https://gazettelife.com/history/the-pirate-raid-of-1618/
On 1st May 1618, 36 Agerian galleys anchored in Arrecife’s bay,
Lanzarote and 3,000 men put to shore, commanded by the Algerian
pirate Tabac Arráez.
Their objective was to pillage anything of value, and the most valuable commodity on Lanzarote was human beings.
Tabac’s raid turned out to be the most destructive of all the pirate attacks on the island and made off with a booty of 900 captives and infinite objects of value.
On reaching the Straits of Gibraltar, the Spanish Armada was awaiting them under the command of Miguel de Vidazabal.
Some 200 islanders were liberated.
Canary Islands
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Canary_Islands
https://www.lanzaroteguide.com/lanzarote-history/
During the Age of Sail, the islands were the main stopover for Spanish galleons during the Spanish colonisation of the Americas, which sailed that far south in order to catch the prevailing northeasterly trade winds.
Museum of Piracy in Teguise, Lanzarote
https://enjoylanzarote.com/museum-of-piracy-teguise-what-to-see-and-do/
Lanzarote was one of the islands most threatened by international pirates
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