1678 - 1747
Amaro Pargo Spanish Criminal
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Details
| First Name |
Amaro
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| Last Name |
Pargo
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| Birthday |
3rd May, 1678
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| Birthplace |
San Cristóbal de La Laguna, Tenerife, Spain
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| Died |
14th October, 1747
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| Place of Death |
San Cristóbal de La Laguna, Tenerife, Spain
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| Zodiac Sign |
Taurus
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| Nationality |
Spanish
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| Occupation Text |
Corsair
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| Occupation |
Criminal
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| Year(s) Active |
1712–1729, 1712–1729
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Amaro Rodríguez-Felipe y Tejera Machado (3 May 1678 – 4 October 1747), also known as Amaro Pargo, was a Spanish privateer and slave trader. He was one of the most well-known Spanish privateers during the Golden Age of Piracy. Pargo was noted for his commercial activities and for his frequent religious donations and aid to the poor. In his role as a privateer, he targeted trade routes between Cádiz and the Caribbean, on several occasions attacking British and Dutch merchant ships, earning recognition in his time as a hero and coming to be regarded as "the Spanish equivalent of Francis Drake". He was declared a Caballero hidalgo in 1725 and obtained certification of nobility and royal arms in 1727.
