Bartolomeu Português
 | This article relies largely or entirely on a single source. (December 2021) |
Bartolomeu Português | |
|---|---|
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| Born | 1623 |
| Died | 1670 |
| Piratical career | |
| Type | Buccaneer |
| Allegiance | Portugal |
| Years active | 1666 - 1669 |
| Rank | Captain |
| Base of operations | Campeche |
Bartolomeu Português (1623–1670) was a
Portuguese buccaneer who attacked Spanish shipping in the late 1660s. Português was responsible for the creation of the first "Pirate's Code".[1]
Piratical career
Arriving in the
cacao beans, Português attempted to sail towards Jamaica; however, due to strong winds, they were unable to return to Port Royal
- instead sailing for western Cuba.
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As the ship reached Cape San Antonio, they were captured by three Spanish warships who seized their cargo. After a violent storm, Português was forced to sail towards Campeche where he was later recognized and captured by authorities. Held prisoner on a Spanish ship, he attempted to escape by stabbing the sentry with a stolen knife, and because he supposedly could not swim, he used wine jars as floaters to swim to shore.
Traveling through over 120 miles of jungle, Português arrived at
Alexander Exquemelin wrote in Buccaneers of America
, he “made many violent attacks on the Spaniards without gaining much profit from marauding, for I saw him dying in the greatest wretchedness in the world.”
References
- ^ Piracy, Golden Age of. "Buccaneers | Bartholomew Portugues". Golden Age of Piracy. Retrieved 2022-01-22.
External links
- Pirates Info: Pirate Strongholds & Hideouts Archived 2014-11-09 at the Wayback Machine
