Amaro Pargo

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Rodríguez-Felipe and the second or maternal family name is Tejera Machado.

Amaro Pargo
Born
Amaro Rodríguez-Felipe y Tejera Machado

(1678-05-03)3 May 1678
San Cristóbal de La Laguna, Tenerife
Died4 October 1747(1747-10-04) (aged 69)
San Cristóbal de La Laguna, Tenerife, Crown of Castile
Piratical career
NicknameAmaro Pargo
Years active1712–1729
RankCaptain
Base of operationsAtlantic
West Indies
CommandsEl Bravo, Ave María, El Clavel, Fortuna, etc
Signature

Amaro Rodríguez-Felipe y Tejera Machado (3 May 1678 – 4 October 1747), also known as Amaro Pargo, was a Spanish privateer and slave trader.[1] He was one of the most well-known Spanish privateers during the Golden Age of Piracy. Pargo was noted for his commercial activities and for his frequent religious donations and aid to the poor.[2] In his role as a privateer, he targeted trade routes between Cádiz and the Caribbean, on several occasions attacking British and Dutch merchant ships,[3] earning recognition in his time as a hero and coming to be regarded as "the Spanish equivalent of Francis Drake".[4][5][6] He was declared a Caballero hidalgo in 1725 and obtained certification of nobility and royal arms in 1727.[7]

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  2. ^ "Canarias: Navegación: El corsario Amaro Pargo". mgar.net. Retrieved 8 May 2016.
  3. ^ Frers, Ernesto (September 2008). Más Allá Del Legado Pirata. Ediciones Robinbook. ISBN 9788479279639. Retrieved 8 May 2016 – via google.es.
  4. ^ "Amaro Pargo, el pirata bueno". Canarias En Hora. Archived from the original on 17 March 2016. Retrieved 8 May 2016.
  5. ^ La Opinión de Tenerife (15 December 2013). "Amaro Pargo cobra fama internacional". laopinion.es. Retrieved 8 May 2016.
  6. ^ "Amaro Pargo, una de piratas... – Discover Tenerife". Discover Tenerife. Archived from the original on 17 March 2016. Retrieved 8 May 2016.
  7. ^ "AMARO PARGO: LA TRADICIÓN HISTÓRICA DE UN CORSARIO LAGUNERO (III). Por Carlos García, Del libro "La Ciudad: Relatos Históricos" 1996". lalagunaahora.com. 26 February 2015. Retrieved 8 May 2016.