Henry Morgan

His Ship, Spanish Main.

Sir Henry Morgan (24 January 1635 - 25 August 1688) was a Welsh privateer, plantation owner, and, later, Lieutenant Governor of Jamaica. From his base in Port Royal, Jamaica, he raided settlements and shipping on the Spanish Main, becoming wealthy as he did so.

Henry Morgan Media

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  Sir Christopher Myngs, under whom Morgan served

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  Morgan's attack on the Castillo de San Jerónimo, Porto Bello

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  San Carlos de la Barra Fortress, which guarded the entrance to Maracaibo

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  Morgan destroys the Spanish Armada de Barlovento at Lake Maracaibo 1669

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  Morgan attacking Panama, 1671

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  Charles II, who ordered Morgan's arrest, but later knighted him