How to Pronounce Amaro Pargo
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May 03, 1678 San Cristóbal de La Laguna, Canary Islands, Spain Died on 04 Oct 1747 (aged 69)
Spanish merchant, moneylender and corsair.
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About Amaro Pargo
- Amaro Rodríguez-Felipe y Tejera Machado (3 May 1678 – 14 October 1747), better known as Amaro Pargo (Spanish pronunciation: [a.'ma.?o 'pa?.?o]), was a famous Spanish corsair.
- He was one of the most renowned corsairs of the Golden Age of Piracy, and one of the most prominent personalities of 18th-century Spain. He was noted for his commercial activities and for his frequent religious donations and aid to the poor.
- In his role as a privateer, he dominated the route between Cádiz and the Caribbean, on several occasions attacking ships belonging to enemies of the Spanish Crown (mainly England and Holland), earning recognition in his time as a hero and coming to be regarded as "the Spanish equivalent of Francis Drake".
- Because of his service to the Spanish Crown and country, he was declared a Caballero hidalgo in 1725 and obtained certification of nobility and royal arms in 1727.
