Captain Morgan was one of the most notorious pirates for his lust for gold and in as far as his achievements he was one the most successful pirates that plied the Caribbean. Morgan took many Spanish ships and sacked many Spanish settlements. Morgan would often swindle his crew and took the lion’s share of the following prizes:
Sacking of Panama: $1500,000
Sacking of Porto Bello: 800,000
Sacking of Puerto Del Principe: 700,000
Maracaibo and Gibraltar: 400,000
Various Piracies: 250,000
Morgan knighted by King Charles II, retired to Jamaica, and was appointed the Governor of Jamaica. Although Morgan gave up piracy, he wasn’t able to give up his old ways of hard drinking. Drinking, not piracy, would eventually take him.
The Book of Pirates by Howard Pyle, & Under the Black Flag, David Cordingly
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