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Piracy on Lake Nicaragua | |||||||
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Part of the Golden Age of Piracy and Piracy in the Caribbean | |||||||
"Henry Morgan Recruiting for the Attack", by Howard Pyle. | |||||||
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Belligerents | |||||||
Spain Nicaragua Costa Rica El Salvador Guatemala |
West Indies Pirates American Filibusters | ||||||
Commanders and leaders | |||||||
Fernando Francisco de Escobedo Rafaela Herrera Fruto Chamorro Laureano Pineda José María Cañas |
Henry Morgan William Dampier William Walker Charles Henningsen |
Between 1665 and 1857, Caribbean pirates and filibusters operated in Lake Nicaragua and the surrounding shores. The Spanish city of Granada, located on the lake, was an important trading centre for much of its early history so it was a prime target for pirates such as Welshman Henry Morgan and freebooters like William Walker.[1]