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19 relations: Attack on Veracruz, Cartagena, Colombia, Christmas Eve, Colombia, Commandeering, Galiot, Isla de Sacrificios, Jan Willems, Laurens de Graaf, Letter of marque, Marine salvage, Michiel Andrieszoon, Nicholas van Hoorn, Pardon, Petit-Goâve, Piracy, Royal Navy, Slave ship, University of Nebraska Press.
Attack on Veracruz
The attack on Veracruz was a 1683 raid against the port of Veracruz, in the Viceroyalty of New Spain (colonial Mexico).
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Cartagena, Colombia
The city of Cartagena, known in the colonial era as Cartagena de Indias (Cartagena de Indias), is a major port founded in 1533, located on the northern coast of Colombia in the Caribbean Coast Region.
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Christmas Eve
Christmas Eve is the evening or entire day before Christmas Day, the festival commemorating the birth of Jesus.
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Colombia
Colombia, officially the Republic of Colombia, is a sovereign state largely situated in the northwest of South America, with territories in Central America.
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Commandeering
Commandeering is an act of appropriation by the military or police whereby they take possession of the property of a member of the public.
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Galiot
A galiot, galliot or galiote, was a small galley boat propelled by sail or oars.
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Isla de Sacrificios
Isla de Sacrificios ("Island of Sacrifices") is an island in the Gulf of Mexico, situated off the Gulf coastline near the port of Veracruz, in Mexico.
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Jan Willems
Jan Willems (died 1688), also known as Janke or Yankey Willems, was a 17th-century Dutch buccaneer.
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Laurens de Graaf
Laurens Cornelis Boudewijn de Graaf (c. 1653, Dordrecht, Dutch Republic – 24 May 1704,Likely Cap-Français, Saint-Domingue) was a Dutch pirate, mercenary, and naval officer in the service of the French colony of Saint-Domingue during the late 17th and early 18th century.
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Letter of marque
A letter of marque and reprisal (lettre de marque; lettre de course) was a government license in the Age of Sail that authorized a person, known as a privateer or corsair, to attack and capture enemy vessels.
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Marine salvage
Marine salvage is the process of recovering a ship and its cargo after a shipwreck or other maritime casualty.
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Michiel Andrieszoon
Michiel Andrieszoon (fl. 1683–1684) was a Dutch buccaneer who served as lieutenant to Captain Laurens de Graaf.
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Nicholas van Hoorn
Nicholas van Hoorn (c. 1635 in Vlissingen – buried 24 June 1683, in Isla Mujeres) was a merchant sailor, privateer and pirate.
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Pardon
A pardon is a government decision to allow a person to be absolved of guilt for an alleged crime or other legal offense, as if the act never occurred.
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Petit-Goâve
Petit-Goâve (Piti gwav) is a coastal commune in the Léogâne Arrondissement in the Ouest department of Haiti.
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Piracy
Piracy is an act of robbery or criminal violence by ship or boat-borne attackers upon another ship or a coastal area, typically with the goal of stealing cargo and other valuable items or properties.
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Royal Navy
The Royal Navy (RN) is the United Kingdom's naval warfare force.
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Slave ship
Slave ships were large cargo ships specially converted for the purpose of transporting slaves.
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University of Nebraska Press
The University of Nebraska Press, also known as UNP, was founded in 1941 and is an academic publisher of scholarly and general-interest books.
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