Peter Cloise

This week's open thread highlighted black pirates and their plight. Today I will highlight several unknown black pirates. In 1731 Juan Andres (Andresote) was the leader of some runaway slaves and Indians. These villains plundered and murdered along the coast of Venezuela. Authorities assumed he had died when two years later the attacks ceased. In reality, he merely moved to … [Read more...] about Friday Open Thread: Black Pirates