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Roberto Cofresí

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Puerto Rican pirate (1791-1825)

Lived 1791 to 1825 · aged 33
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Roberto Cofresí y Ramírez de Arellano, also known as El Pirata Cofresí, was a Puerto Rican pirate.

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Map of the area where Cofresí and his men usually operated: Puerto Rico, Mona, Vieques (Crab Island), Culebra, Saona, Hispaniola and Saint ThomasMap of the area where Cofresí and his men usually operated: Puerto Rico, Mona, Vieques (Crab Island), Culebra, Saona, Hispaniola and Saint ThomasCofresí's pivot gun cannon, as documented by Ángel Rivero Méndez while exhibited in an Artillery Museum.Cofresí's pivot gun cannon, as documented by Ángel Rivero Méndez while exhibited in an Artillery Museum.1824 wanted poster, offering a bounty in gold and silver for Cofresí's capture1824 wanted poster, offering a bounty in gold and silver for Cofresí's captureEarly 20th-century illustration of the capture of Cofresí's flagship, the sloop Anne (right)Early 20th-century illustration of the capture of Cofresí's flagship, the sloop Anne (right)Fort San Felipe del MorroFort San Felipe del MorroThese earrings, worn by Cofresí, are on display at the National Museum of American History.[207]These earrings, worn by Cofresí, are on display at the National Museum of American History.[207]Modern portrayal of Cofresí, standing on the deck of a ship and preparing for battleModern portrayal of Cofresí, standing on the deck of a ship and preparing for battle

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Roberto Cofresí y Ramírez de Arellano, also known as El Pirata Cofresí, was a Puerto Rican pirate. He was born into a noble family, but the political and economic difficulties faced by the island as a colony of the Spanish Empire during the regional independence wars against the metropole meant that his household was poor. Cofresí worked at sea from an early age, which familiarized him with the region's geography, but provided him with only a modest salary. He eventually decided to abandon the sailor's life and become a pirate. He had previous links to land-based criminal activities, but the reason for Cofresí's change of vocation is unknown; historians speculate that he may have worked as a privateer aboard El Scipión, a ship owned by one of his cousins.

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Lived 1791 to 1825 · aged 33
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