Benito Soto Aboal (April 22, 1805, Pontevedra - January 25, 1830, Gibraltar) was a Spanish pirate, and captain of the Burla Negra ("Black Joke" in English). Events 1500 - Portuguese Navigator Pedro Álvares Cabral becomes the first European to sight Brazil. Year 1805 ( MDCCCV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or For other meanings see Pontevedra (disambiguation. Pontevedra is a city in the north-west of the Iberian Peninsula. Events 41 - After a night of negotiation Claudius is accepted as Roman Emperor by the Senate For the game see 1830 (board game. Year 1830 ( MDCCCXXX) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display Gibraltar (dʒɨˈbrɒltər is a British overseas territory located near the southernmost tip of the Iberian Peninsula overlooking the Strait of Gibraltar Spain () or the Kingdom of Spain (Reino de España is a country located mostly in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula. Piracy is Robbery committed at sea or sometimes on shore without a commission from a sovereign Nation (as distinct from Privateering
Benito de Soto was the most notorious of the last generation of pirates to plunder shipping in the Atlantic. De Soto served on an Argentinian[1] slave ship before leading a mutiny off south-west Africa in 1827. When 18 of the crew declined to participate they were cast adrift in an open boat and eventually drowned.
Having renamed the vessel the Burla Negra, de Soto crossed the Atlantic, where he sold stolen cargo of slaves, and then sailed south, attacking Spanish ships along the east coast of South America. Spain () or the Kingdom of Spain (Reino de España is a country located mostly in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula. South America is a Continent of the Americas, situated entirely in the Western Hemisphere and mostly in the Southern Hemisphere, with a The Black Joke then ventured eastwards into the Atlantic to intercept vessels returning from India and the Far East. India, officially the Republic of India (भारत गणराज्य inc-Latn Bhārat Gaṇarājya; see also other Indian languages) is a country The Far East is a term often used by people in the Western world to refer to the countries of East Asia.
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Atrocities
He proved to be one of the most bloodthirsty pirates of any age, murdering crews who fell into his hands and sinking their ships.
When a captured seaman helped pilot the Black Joke into a Spanish harbour de Soto thanked him-and then blew his brains out.
The most infamous episode in de Soto's career came on 19 February 1828, when the Black Joke happened upon the Morning Star en route from Ceylon to England. Events 197 - Roman Emperor Septimius Severus defeats usurper Clodius Albinus in the Battle of Lugdunum The year 1828 ( MDCCCXXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap Sri Lanka, officially the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka ( Sinhalese:, இலங்கை known as Ceylon before 1972 is an Island England is a Country which is part of the United Kingdom. Its inhabitants account for more than 83% of the total UK population whilst its mainland After killing some of the passengers and crew with cannon-fire, de Soto murdered the captain with his cutlass and took possession of the ship. A cutlass is a short thick Sabre or slashing Sword, with a straight or slightly curved Blade sharpened on the cutting edge and a Hilt often
Many of the captured crew were killed, while women passengers were raped before being locked in the hold with the rest of the survivors. De Soto then scuttled the ship, thinking to leave no evidence of the attack, but the prisoners managed to escape and prevent the Morning Star from sinking. This took a great deal of time and was very hurtful to the family of his poor wife who had to watch him suffer
Death
De Soto's crimes caught up with him after the Black Joke was wrecked off Spain. When he and his men arrived in Cadiz they were recognized and taken for trial in Gibraltar, where de Soto was hanged. Cádiz ( Spanish:) is a city and port in southwestern Spain. It is the capital of the province of the same name, a province which is one of eight His head was then stuck on a pike as a warning to others.
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References
- ^ Pickering, David. "Pirates". p 97
Pickering, David. "Pirates". CollinsGem. HarperCollins Publishers, New York, NY. pp-96-97. 2006
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