Henry Morgan was born around 1635, although there isn't much information about his early life he gained popularly around 1663-1674 for crimes he committed.
He has raided many places, the first being a Spanish port of Puerto Bello in 1668. In Henry Morgan Biography- Famous Pirate it states that, " ….Morgan devised a plant of using captured Spanish nuns and priests as a human shield in his final attack.... he managed to collect impressive 250,000 pieces of eight from the raid."
That event marked the beginning of his piracy years. The year after the attack of Puerto Bello he successfully
raided and killed citizens of a Spanish city of Maracaibo.
A year after that raid, Morgan attacked another port in Panama successfully. Which was the biggest event that gave him the title "The Pirate King".
There is a saying which states what goes up must come down and unfortunately for Henry Morgan, England and Spain sign a peace treaty between them and decided to go after the famous pirate.
As soon as Morgan was caught by England, Morgan was sent to London to receive his penalty in which surprisingly was not given to him. In the Henry Morgan Biography- Famous Pirates states that, " Because of his high standings and reputation he was not punished in any way, but was commanded to retire from naval career." It turned out great from Henry Morgan since he got to be a pirate and next thing you know he is in Jamaica governing. Henry Morgan played with life itself and managed to have this somewhat good ending to his story "The Pirate King"
*Sources Consulted*
Henry Morgan Biography- Famous Pirate, 18 February 2020.
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