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Woodes Rogers (provavelmente em Poole, cerca de 1679 — Nassau, 15 de julho de 1732) foi um capitão inglês, corsário, e, posteriormente, o primeiro Governador Real de Bahamas. É conhecido como o capitão do navio que resgatou o marinheiro abandonado Alexander Selkirk, cuja situação acredita-se ter inspirado o romance Robinson ...
Woodes Rogers ( c. 1679 – 15 July 1732) was an English sea captain, privateer and colonial administrator who served as the governor of the Bahamas from 1718 to 1721 and again from 1728 to 1732.
10 de set. de 2021 · Woodes Rogers (1679-1732) was a privateer turned administrator who was instrumental in the fight against piracy in the Caribbean when he served as Governor of the Bahamas (appointed 1717 and again in 1728). Rogers is also known for his three-year privateering voyage around the world (1708-11) and the well-received book which ...
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10 de set. de 2021 · Woodes Rogers (1679-1732) foi um corsário transformado em administrador, instrumental na luta contra a pirataria no Caribe ao servir como governador das Bahamas (nomeado em 1717 e novamente em 1728).
- Mark Cartwright
18 de abr. de 2024 · Woodes Rogers (born 1679?—died July 16, 1732, Nassau, Bahamas) was an English privateer and governor of the Bahamas who helped suppress piracy in the Caribbean. Rogers commanded a privateering expedition (1708–11) around the world, sponsored by Bristol merchants whose ships had been lost to foreign privateers.
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Woodes Rogers foi um capitão inglês, corsário, e, posteriormente, o primeiro Governador Real de Bahamas. É conhecido como o capitão do navio que resgatou o marinheiro abandonado Alexander Selkirk, cuja situação acredita-se ter inspirado o romance Robinson Crusoe de Daniel Defoe.
Woodes Rogers (c. 1679 – 1732) was an English privateer, the first Royal Governor of the Bahamas, and a member of the West Indies Rite of the Templar Order. He was eventually expelled from the Order for continuing to trade in slaves. Rogers joined the Royal Navy in his twenties and rose through...
