Islands associated with pirate treasure

The first island that comes to mind is Cocos situated about 300 miles South West of Costa Rica.This island discovered by Spanish navigator Johan Cabezas in the 1500's is legendary for it's treasures - booty taken from captured ships. During the17th and 18th centuries Cocos served as a hiding place for pirates "secreting priceless artifacts and tons of gold bullion in its inaccessible hillsides. If the legends are to be believed, many of these pirates died from disease, battles, or excecution before they could ever return to the island to claim their loot, and it remains there to this day, hidden in natural caves or long-forgotten trenches. One estimate puts the accumulated treasure, if it is indeed all still there, at over $1 billion," says;Peter Tyson in his article Legends and Lore.

In the 1700's Captain Edward Davis buried his treasures somewhere on this island. Followed by Benito Bonito, William Thompson and Captain Bennett Graham in the 1800's.

The Caribbean and other places

Pirates buried some of their booty on Caribbean Islands as well as along the Atlantic and Gulf coasts of North America. " In the Indian Ocean, Mauritius as far as the Seychelles were infested by pirates caching their booty in many places among the scattering of islands." Roy Norvill. The Treasure Seekers Treasury.

The Caribbean

The region consisting of the Caribbean Sea, its islands and the surrounding coasts is located southeast of Northern America, east of Central America, and to the north and west of South America.

Wellknown Caribbean Islands:

Barbados

Cuba

Haiti

Dominica

Jamaica

Puerto Rico

Saint Kitts and Nevis

Saint Lucia

Saint Vincent

Caribbean Indigenous tribes

Two of the tribes known to Columbus and other Europeans ( 15th century - ) were the Taino and the dominant Caribs.

The name Caribbean is derived from the Caribs.

Mahé in the Seychelles

It's believed Le Vasseur buried part of his booty, taken from the captured Portuguese ship Vierge Du Cap, on this island. Bel Ombré, a beach on Mahé, was very much linked with piracy.

Mauritius

Is this the island where Butin ( Bernadin Nageon L' Estang) buried his treasure or the treasure of Le Vasseur? Butin lived on this island.

Gardiners Island

Captain William Kidd buried his treasure ( or just part of it? ) on this island off the east coast of Long Island.


	Home Pirates and Piracy Introduction to Pirates and Piracy Pirates The Buccaneers - Pirates of the Caribbean Islands associated with pirate treasure Pirate Ships and Pirate Flags The Brotherhood of the Coast The lost loot isn't buried on Cocos Island Millions of pirate treasure around Cuba and Porto Rico Islands associated with pirate treasure The first island that comes to mind is Cocos situated about 300 miles South West of Costa Rica.This island discovered by Spanish navigator Johan Cabezas in the 1500's is legendary for it's treasures - booty taken from captured ships. During the17th and 18th centuries Cocos served as a hiding place for pirates "secreting priceless artifacts and tons of gold bullion in its inaccessible hillsides. If the legends are to be believed, many of these pirates died from disease, battles, or excecution before they could ever return to the island to claim their loot, and it remains there to this day, hidden in natural caves or long-forgotten trenches. One estimate puts the accumulated treasure, if it is indeed all still there, at over $1 billion," says;Peter Tyson in his article Legends and Lore. In the 1700's Captain Edward Davis buried his treasures somewhere on this island. Followed by Benito Bonito, William Thompson and Captain Bennett Graham in the 1800's. The Caribbean and other places Pirates buried some of their booty on Caribbean Islands as well as along the Atlantic and Gulf coasts of North America. " In the Indian Ocean, Mauritius as far as the Seychelles were infested by pirates caching their booty in many places among the scattering of islands." Roy Norvill. The Treasure Seekers Treasury. The Caribbean The region consisting of the Caribbean Sea, its islands and the surrounding coasts is located southeast of Northern America, east of Central America, and to the north and west of South America. Wellknown Caribbean Islands: Barbados Cuba Haiti Dominica Jamaica Puerto Rico Saint Kitts and Nevis Saint Lucia Saint Vincent Caribbean Indigenous tribes Two of the tribes known to Columbus and other Europeans ( 15th century - ) were the Taino and the dominant Caribs. The name Caribbean is derived from the Caribs. Mahé in the Seychelles It's believed Le Vasseur buried part of his booty, taken from the captured Portuguese ship Vierge Du Cap, on this island. Bel Ombré, a beach on Mahé, was very much linked with piracy. Mauritius Is this the island where Butin ( Bernadin Nageon L' Estang) buried his treasure or the treasure of Le Vasseur? Butin lived on this island. Gardiners Island Captain William Kidd buried his treasure ( or just part of it? ) on this island off the east coast of Long Island.