The Barbary pirates of North Africa ... In their feverish search for slaves a few pirates even went as far as the coast of Iceland, raiding inland to kidnap people and bring them back to North ...

“In 1783, having become a traitor and a pirate, José Gaspar gave the name of “Gasparilla” to himself as well as to his ship and the island in Charlotte Harbor, on the west coast of Florida ...

The tale continues, alleging that Gaspar fought the Barbary pirates of Tripoli before making ... the island in Charlotte Harbor, on the west coast of Florida near Fort Myers, where he established ...