Mansel Alcantra
Mansel Alcantra | |
|---|---|
| Born | fl. 1829 South Atlantic Ocean |
| Commands | Macrinarian |
Mansel Alcantra or Alcantara (
South Atlantic during the early 19th century. As well as committing acts of piracy, he carried out several incidents of mass murder
.
In 1829, his
Calcutta to Boston. After he and his men had finished looting the ship, Alcantara had the entire crew killed.[1]
That same year, he seized and plundered a United States ship, the Candace from
crossed themselves and left the room. The young man was the only one of the crew and passengers not robbed by the pirates.[1][2]
References
- ^ ISBN 0-486-25684-7
- ^ Lindsey, Benjamin J. Old Marblehead Sea Captains and the Ships in Which They Sailed. Marblehead, Massachusetts: Marblehead Historical Society, 1915. (pg. 92)
