1. Why was Panama so important to both Drake and Morgan?
Panama was so important to Drank because on the port of Nombre de Dios, a lot of silver and gold was delivered from Peru and Bolivia, to be sent to Spain; it was a great port to attack for all the riches the Spaniards wanted to take with them. Morgan, on the other hand, since Nombre de Dios was stripped of its port and changed to Portobello, had the same idea; he pulled off two different attacks, frontal and on the sea, at Portobello.
2. What was a Cimaroon and how did they help Drake?
They were natives from Sudan (Africa) in Panama, whom were once slaves to the Spanish, in which they revolted and had two kings of their own. Because of the tension between them and Spain, they helped Sir Francis Drake to defeat the Spanish conquest.
3. How was Drake similar to a pirate?
He plundered Nombre de Dios, the port, of Spanish gold and silver, and afterwards, carried on the plunder a numerous amount of ports in Africa and the West Indies.
4. How did Drake fool the Captain of the Spanish ship Cacafuego?
He dressed his ship, the Golden Hind, as a merchant ship, in order to trick the Captain of the Cacafuego into thinking he could win. When the captain refused to surrender to this lowly, little, merchant ship, the Golden Hind started firing, and defeated the other ship's men.
5. What did Francis Drake accomplish that made him world famous?
He was the first captain to circumnavigate the world and make it, unlike Magellan, whom died during his voyage. He also brought back around 500,000 pounds for himself and the Queen, in which would be about 68 million pounds today.
6. How many voyages did Christopher Columbus make?
He made 4 voyages around the world in his search of India and their silk and spices; his first landed him in the Bahamas, his second in Dominica, and his third and fourth landed him on the Coast of South America and the Gulf of Darien.
7. In what ways is he considered a pirate in the narrative "Masters of Piracy"?
The book states, "robbery, murder, and the destruction of property...who have no warrant or commission for their conduct, is the same as piracy..." which is what Columbus was doing when his mindset supposedly "changed."His mindset was altered when he found out that these new lands were filled with riches beyond his imagination of just silk and spices from India.
8. In "Plundering and Treasure Ports" (UBF) we learn of other "explorers" who were de facto pirates. Choose one and learn more about him.
Pizzaro: Franciso Pizzaro had heard about the gold and silver that the Incas had in Peru, and he set off with his crew in 1532. He was nothing like Cortes, and he was illiterate and came from peasantry. He did successfully capture the Inacans' ruler, Atahualpa, took over the capital of Cuzco, and had the Incan ruler executed.
9. On p 40 of UBF, we learn about a ship's surgeon, Alexander Exquemelin. What did he write and why is it so important to the study of pirates?
He published a work about Henry Morgan's impact on Panama city, and it featured different things about the "lives and customs of buccaneers." This educated and entertained he public it sold to.
10. Write down some details about Sir Henry Morgan.
There's a debate whether or not he was a pirate, privateer or corsair, although he mainly plundered for England. He did do some off-site plundering of his own while England and Spain were at peace.
The BIG Picture - Connecting the Pieces
1. Overall, what statement can you make about Sir Francis Drake, Henry Morgan, Columbus and the other explorers that would be part of the bigger picture of piracy and "discovery" of the New World?
Morgan, Drake, and Columbus all had their share in pirating by plundering each place they landed on: Panama, the Bahamas, etc... but, it did pave the way for new lands to be discovered and settled in, and it paved the road (and sea) for the New World.
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