Nicholas de Concepcion
Nicolás de la Concepción (fl. 1720, also known as "Nicholas of the Conception") was a pirate active off the New England coast. An escaped slave,[1] he was one of the few black or mulatto pirate captains.
History
Sailing from his base in
When the War of the Quadruple Alliance ended in early 1720, British and Spanish officials agreed to return ships captured by each other's privateers; the Spanish at St. Augustine agreed to make restitution for ships captured by Richard Noland, but "as for others which they say were taken by Nicholas of the Conception, they did not come here, excepting a sloop loaden with flower, the which was returned to the Captain and afterwards bought on the account of the King, the payment of which hath not been yet made by reason, that the persons have not come that are interested in the same."[5]
See also
- Francis Fernando – another mixed-race pirate captain active only a few years before de Concepcion.
References
- ^ a b Haverland, G D (2017). CAPTAINS ALL. New York: Inkitt. Retrieved 29 November 2017.
- ^ Burchard, Hank (13 May 1988). "AVAST YE LANDLUBBERS". Washington Post. Retrieved 29 November 2017.
- ISBN 9780814766798. Retrieved 29 November 2017.
- ^ a b Vallar, Cindy. "Pirates & Privateers: the History of Maritime Piracy - Black Pirates". www.cindyvallar.com. Retrieved 29 November 2017.
- ^ Headlam, Cecil (1934). America and West Indies: December 1722 | British History Online (Vol33 ed.). London: His Majesty's Stationery Office. pp. 177–196. Retrieved 13 December 2017.
