Pierre François, Capture of the Vice-Admiral, from the Pirates of the Spanish Main series (N19) for Allen & Ginter Cigarettes MET DP835028
Years active
Mid-17th-century
Known for
A single attack on a Spanish pearl-diving fleet
Piratical career
Base of operations
Caribbean
Pierre Francois (Anglicized as "Peter Francis") was a mid-17th-century flibustier, or French buccaneer, active in the Caribbean. He is best known for a single attack on a Spanish pearl-diving fleet. His story appears only in Alexandre Exquemelin's History of the Buccaneers and the truth of his account is uncertain.
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