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For the Spanish footballer, see José Gaspar (footballer).
José Gaspar, also known by his nickname Gasparilla (supposedly lived c.
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1756 – 1821), is an apocryphal Spanishpirate who terrorized the Gulf of Mexico from his base in southwest Florida during Florida's second Spanish period (1783 to 1821). Though details about his early life, motivations, and piratical exploits differ in various tellings, they agree that the 'Last of the Buccaneers" was a remarkably active pirate who amassed a huge fortune by taking many prizes and ransoming many hostages during his long career and that he died by leaping from his ship rather than face capture by the U.S.
Navy, leaving behind his still-hidden treasure.
While Gaspar is a popular figure in Florida folklore, there is no evidence that he actually existed. No contemporaneous mention of his life or exploits have been found in Spanish or American ship logs, court r José Gaspar - Wikipedia MADY