1670s in piracy
This timeline of the history of piracy in the 1670s is a chronological list of key events involving pirates between 1670 and 1679.
Events
1670
- John Wentworth is appointed colonial governor of Nassau.[1]
- June - After the signing of the letters of marque".[2]
- December - Fort San Lorenzo guarded the Chagres River. Travelling up the river by canoe, Morgan and his 1,200 men crossed the isthmus of Panama to attack Panama City within several weeks.[4]
Deaths
- Manuel Ribeiro Pardal, Portuguese pirate active in the Caribbean during the late 1660s.[5]
- Christina Anna Skytte
See also
References
- ^ Nothcroft, G.J.H. Sketches of Summerland: Giving Some Account of Nassau and the Bahama. Nassau: Nassau Guardian, 1902. (pg. 276)
- ISBN 1-60239-035-5
- ISBN 0-7656-0256-3
- ISBN 1-58843-368-4
- ISBN 0-306-80722-X
