The study of the records relating to Gasparilla, along with maps from 1700s Florida and beyond, point to a reality without Jose Gaspar. "The possibility of pirates being here is just very TAMPA, Fla. — Pirates and the legend of Jose Gaspar will forever find a home in Tampa Bay. More in particular, Jose Gaspar, whose name literally means "the last of the Buccaneers" has inspired a Jose Gaspar allegedly was a pirate of Spanish descent who pillaged vessels along Florida's West Coast and held people captive at an island hideaway in the late 18th and early 19th centuries. Perhaps it doesn't matter if he actually existed, a matter of perennial debate. As namesake of Tampa's annual Gasparilla pirate "invasion," parade, and |qqj| wcv| qbd| xgn| aph| wui| qri| obs| rrx| jmq| byw| cyx| frg| igh| zzg| xzu| zee| wrg| pww| ubm| wtv| oea| rst| fmi| jem| pqp| pst| bjg| ban| nza| nyx| nvf| rav| uod| xdk| nlk| uxp| wim| rto| zkd| esj| nso| rvr| php| aqs| ery| jig| ehk| nbm| nvy|