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- Roberto_Cofresí abstract "Roberto Cofresí (June 17, 1791 – March 29, 1825), better known as "El Pirata Cofresí", was the most renowned pirate in Puerto Rico. He became interested in sailing at a young age, when he acquired his first ship and became acquainted with the Mona Passage. During the late 18th and early 19th centuries there were political and economic difficulties in Puerto Rico, which at the time was a colony of the Spanish Empire. Upon reaching adulthood, Roberto Cofresí decided to abandon a merchant's life and became a pirate. Commanding a crew out of Isla de Mona they navigated between Puerto Rico, the Dominican Republic and Saint Thomas, leading several assaults against cargo and merchant vessels. Historians have speculated that Cofresí may have served as a privateer prior to this, likely aboard the Escipión, a ship owned by one of his cousins named José María Ramírez de Arellano. He established a reputation for being difficult to capture, successfully avoiding the Spanish Armed Forces and United States Navy, and also escaping from a Dominican jail on the first night of his imprisonment. This was accomplished with the help of civil informants and associates - a web so vast that it took 14 years after his death to fully dismantle it.Cofresí commanded a small and rotating crew, with most contemporary documents and accounts placing its quorum between 10 to 20 men. Though most members were recruited locally, men from the other Antilles and even expatriate Europeans joined the pirates on occasion. His leadership was enhanced by a bold and audacious personality, a trait acknowledged even by those who pursued him. Despite operating during a time where piracy was heavily monitored and most pirates rarely achieved success, Cofresí was confirmed to have plundered at least eight vessels and has been credited with as many as over 70 captures. Throughout his life he commanded at least three different vessels, with the most infamous being a fast six gun schooner named El Mosquito, displaying a preference for speed and maneuverability over firepower. Unlike his predecessors, Cofresí is not known to have operated under any variant of the Pirate code. Despite not admitting to any murder, reports claim that he boasted about his crimes and that the number of persons that died as a consequence of his pillaging ranged between 300 and 400 victims, most of them foreigners.Cofresí was the dominant pirate of his era in the Caribbean. He shared the Spanish Main with Jean Lafitte until 1823, when he became the sole major threat in the hemisphere until his death, a title that would only be contested by lesser or regional freebooters such as Charles Gibbs, Mansel Alcantra (also spelled Alcántara) or Samuel Hall Lord. On March 5, 1825, El Mosquito engaged a float of ships led by John Slout in battle. After a naval battle that lasted 45 minutes, Cofresí abandoned his ship and tried to escape by land before being captured. After being imprisoned the pirates were sent to San Juan, Puerto Rico, where a brief military trial found them guilty and on March 29, 1825, he and most members of the crew were executed by a firing squad. After his execution, Cofresí's life was the inspiration for several stories and myths, most of them highlighting the Robin Hood-like "steal from the rich, give to the poor" philosophy that became associated with him. Through poetry and oral tradition, this portrayal has evolved into legend, being commonly accepted as veridical in Puerto Rico and throughout the rest of the West Indies. Both the historical and mythical accounts of his life have inspired countless songs, poems, plays, books and films. In Puerto Rico several caves, beaches and other places that supposedly functioned as hideouts or the location of buried treasures, have been named after Cofresí. He also serves as namesake for Cofresí, a resort town located near Puerto Plata, in the Dominican Republic. In the mainland U.S. an international moving and hauling company, Agencia Cofresí, is named after him.".
- Roberto_Cofresí birthDate "1791-06-17".
- Roberto_Cofresí birthPlace Cabo_Rojo,_Puerto_Rico.
- Roberto_Cofresí deathDate "1825-03-29".
- Roberto_Cofresí deathPlace San_Juan,_Puerto_Rico.
- Roberto_Cofresí thumbnail Pirata_Cofresi.jpg?width=300.
- Roberto_Cofresí wikiPageID "269979".
- Roberto_Cofresí wikiPageRevisionID "606727835".
- Roberto_Cofresí align "right".
- Roberto_Cofresí allegiance "None".
- Roberto_Cofresí baseOfOperations Isla_de_Mona.
- Roberto_Cofresí battles Capture_of_the_El_Mosquito.
- Roberto_Cofresí bgcolor "#FFFFF0".
- Roberto_Cofresí birthDate "1791-06-17".
- Roberto_Cofresí birthPlace Cabo_Rojo,_Puerto_Rico.
- Roberto_Cofresí caption "Monument of Roberto Cofresí located in Cabo Rojo".
- Roberto_Cofresí commands "El Mosquito".
- Roberto_Cofresí dateOfBirth "1791-06-17".
- Roberto_Cofresí dateOfDeath "1825-03-29".
- Roberto_Cofresí deathDate "1825-03-29".
- Roberto_Cofresí deathPlace San_Juan,_Puerto_Rico.
- Roberto_Cofresí name "Cofresi, Roberto".
- Roberto_Cofresí name "Roberto Cofresí".
- Roberto_Cofresí nickname "El Pirata Cofresí".
- Roberto_Cofresí placeOfBirth Cabo_Rojo,_Puerto_Rico.
- Roberto_Cofresí placeOfDeath San_Juan,_Puerto_Rico.
- Roberto_Cofresí quote "Axe in hand, Cofresí, followed by his crew, jumped with agility and quickly onto the boarded ship and attacked body by body the defenders of the brick. They were not prepared for an attack with a cold weapon. With the sound of three or four shots the tweendeck was clear. The sailors of the brigantine took refuge in the hold. Cofresí quickly seized the ship bringing death to the helmsman and a few sailors that remained on deck. Afterwards they closed the hatches trapping the rest of the brick's crew below deck. The Danish captain was besides the sail's pole, in a pool of blood, his head opened by an axe...".
- Roberto_Cofresí quote "Roberto, because you are a symbol of our race, and trough its veins all sort of romantic madness is baked, my romance feeds off your legend and fame, and in assonant rhymes I served it laid in pages so that one day, my people can drink it... And it reaches their soul.".
- Roberto_Cofresí quote "The soldiers followed them: they went on the defense: then the second, who was a Portuguese named Cofersin lost his hand and took a mortal wound in the head from which he died. Several of the crew were wounded, also the Captain, who along the others escaped: six were made prisoners, who equal to the dead Portuguese, were conducted to Mayagüez.".
- Roberto_Cofresí quoted "true".
- Roberto_Cofresí rank "Captain".
- Roberto_Cofresí salign "center".
- Roberto_Cofresí shortDescription "Puerto Rican pirate".
- Roberto_Cofresí source "Article announcing the supposed death of Cofresí".
- Roberto_Cofresí source "El pirata Cofresí by Cayetano Coll y Toste.".
- Roberto_Cofresí source "Romancero de Cofresí by Gustavo Palés Matos".
- Roberto_Cofresí type "Pirate".
- Roberto_Cofresí wealth "Approx. 8,800 pieces of eight".
- Roberto_Cofresí wealth "Completed by a large unreported quantity.".
- Roberto_Cofresí width "33.0".
- Roberto_Cofresí description "Puerto Rican pirate".
- Roberto_Cofresí subject Category:1791_births.
- Roberto_Cofresí subject Category:1825_deaths.
- Roberto_Cofresí subject Category:19th-century_executions.
- Roberto_Cofresí subject Category:Executed_Puerto_Rican_people.
- Roberto_Cofresí subject Category:People_executed_by_Spain_by_firing_squad.
- Roberto_Cofresí subject Category:People_executed_for_piracy.
- Roberto_Cofresí subject Category:People_from_Cabo_Rojo,_Puerto_Rico.
- Roberto_Cofresí subject Category:Puerto_Rican_folklore.
- Roberto_Cofresí subject Category:Puerto_Rican_nationalists.
- Roberto_Cofresí subject Category:Puerto_Rican_pirates.
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- Roberto_Cofresí comment "Roberto Cofresí (June 17, 1791 – March 29, 1825), better known as "El Pirata Cofresí", was the most renowned pirate in Puerto Rico. He became interested in sailing at a young age, when he acquired his first ship and became acquainted with the Mona Passage. During the late 18th and early 19th centuries there were political and economic difficulties in Puerto Rico, which at the time was a colony of the Spanish Empire.".
- Roberto_Cofresí label "Roberto Cofresí".
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- Roberto_Cofresí label "Roberto Cofresí".
- Roberto_Cofresí label "Кофреси, Роберто".
- Roberto_Cofresí label "ロベルト・コフレシ".
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- Roberto_Cofresí depiction Pirata_Cofresi.jpg.
- Roberto_Cofresí givenName "Roberto".
- Roberto_Cofresí name "Roberto Cofresi".
- Roberto_Cofresí surname "Cofresi".