Renegades of The Gulf Coast: 1820-1830
| Name | Life | Years Active | Country of origin | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mansel Alcantra (Alcantara) | fl. 1829 | 1820s | Spain | In 1829, he captured the Topaz off St. Helena and had the entire crew murdered. |
| Roberto Cofresí | 1791–1825 | 1818-1825 | Puerto Rico | Puerto Rico's most famous pirate, regarded by many as the Puerto Rican equivalent of Robin Hood. |
| Diabolito (Little Devil) | d. 1823 | Cuba | Cuban-born pirate active in the Caribbean during the early 19th century. He was one of the first pirates to be hunted down by Commodore David Porter and the Mosquito Fleet during the early 1820s. | |
| Charles Gibbs | 1798–1831 | 1816–1831 | United States | One of the last pirates active in the Caribbean, and one of the last people executed for piracy by the United States. |
| "Don" Pedro Gilbert | 1800–1834 | 1832–1834 | Colombia | Took part in the last recorded incident of piracy in Atlantic waters. |
| Benito de Soto | 1805–1830 | 1827–1830 | Spain | The most notorious of the last generation to attack shipping on the Atlantic Ocean. |
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