| Henry Morgan | |
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| Vital statistics | |
| Title | Privateer Lieutenant Governor of Jamaica |
| Gender | Male |
| Status | Deceased |
| Ships | {{{ships}}} |
| Relationships | None |
| Appearances | Mentioned in: XXXV. |
| Portrayed by | N/A |
Henry Morgan (1635-1688) was a Welsh privateer, plantation owner, and later the Lieutenant Governor of Jamaica. From his base in Port Royal, he raided settlements and shipping on the Spanish Main.
Biography[]
Background[]
Henry Morgan was born in Monmouthshire in 1635. It is unknown how he made his way to the West Indies. A close friend of the Governor of Jamaica, Morgan was given letters of marque in 1667, when relations between England and Spain worsened yet again. He successfully raided Porto Bello, Puerto Principe, Maracaibo, and Panama City.
After these raids, Morgan was arrested to appease the Spanish, with whom the English had signed a peace treaty. However, Morgan was treated as a hero by the populace in London and by the King.
Morgan was knighted and returned to Jamaica, buying three plantations with the wealth he gained from his voyages. He was Lieutenant Governor of Jamaica for three separate, nonconsecutive terms. Morgan died in August of 1688 and was given a state funeral.
Season Four[]
While the Pirate-Maroon alliance discusses a possible first move, the Jamaican Maroon Chief reveals that Barbados has fallen. Flint asks another Maroon Chief how many men he could recruit to move to the mainland using Bridgetown as a staging ground. He replies that he could muster seven or eight hundred men. Flint then says that if they could recruit 1/3 slaves in Barbados, they’ll have 1,200 men they could land anywhere they chose, with ships to support the landing. Flint then remarks that Henry Morgan possessed a similar force when he sacked Panama.