6 Famous Pirate Strongholds

de bene esse: literally, of well-being, morally acceptable but subject to future validation or exception

When they weren’t trawling the high seas in search of plunder, history’s most fearsome buccaneers often dropped anchor in safe ports of call around the Caribbean, the Gulf of Mexico and the coasts of Africa. Most of these harbors were merely hidden coves or makeshift island hideouts, but over time a few evolved into small cities whose economies ran on the big business of piracy and privateering. Take a tour through the six of history’s most notorious pirate havens, and meet the swashbuckling marauders who helped build them.  Read on ...