With the end of the War of 1812 and the Napoleonic wars in 1814, an unprecedented wave of piracy swept the American seaboard and the Caribbean when some of the hundreds of captains who were privateers in the wars began preying upon the growing numbers of merchant vessels. Although some of these pirates, like Jean Laffite, were American, the majority came from farther south and Latin America.
Roberto Cofresi was one of them. Born on June 17, 1791 in Cabo Rojo, Puerto Rico as Roberto Cofresí y Ramírez de Arellano, he became Puerto Rico’s most famous pirate, better known as “El Pirata Cofresí.” Cofresí’s father is believed to have been Austrian and changed his surname to Cofresí when he moved his family to Puerto Rico because it was easier for the people to pronounce.
Just as I have portrayed him in my latest novel, Wind Raven, Cofresi was tall, blond and blue-eyed and wore dangling silver and diamond earrings any woman would covet. See more of the post HERE. And comment to win a free copy of the book!
Roberto Cofresi was one of them. Born on June 17, 1791 in Cabo Rojo, Puerto Rico as Roberto Cofresí y Ramírez de Arellano, he became Puerto Rico’s most famous pirate, better known as “El Pirata Cofresí.” Cofresí’s father is believed to have been Austrian and changed his surname to Cofresí when he moved his family to Puerto Rico because it was easier for the people to pronounce.
Just as I have portrayed him in my latest novel, Wind Raven, Cofresi was tall, blond and blue-eyed and wore dangling silver and diamond earrings any woman would covet. See more of the post HERE. And comment to win a free copy of the book!
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