Amaro Pargo, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Amaro Pargo

Spanish merchant, moneylender and corsair.

Date of Birth: 03-May-1678

Place of Birth: San Cristóbal de La Laguna, Canary Islands, Spain

Date of Death: 04-Oct-1747

Profession: privateer, merchant, moneylender

Nationality: Spain

Zodiac Sign: Taurus

Amaro Rodríguez-Felipe y Tejera Machado (3 May 1678 – 14 October 1747), better known as Amaro Pargo (Spanish pronunciation: [a.'ma.?o 'pa?.?o]), was a famous Spanish corsair.
He was one of the most renowned corsairs of the Golden Age of Piracy, and one of the most prominent personalities of 18th-century Spain. He was noted for his commercial activities and for his frequent religious donations and aid to the poor.
In his role as a privateer, he dominated the route between Cádiz and the Caribbean, on several occasions attacking ships belonging to enemies of the Spanish Crown (mainly England and Holland), earning recognition in his time as a hero and coming to be regarded as "the Spanish equivalent of Francis Drake".
Because of his service to the Spanish Crown and country, he was declared a Caballero hidalgo in 1725 and obtained certification of nobility and royal arms in 1727.