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Cornelius Jol was born to a humble family in the fishing village of [[Scheveningen]], now part of [[The Hague]]. In 1626, he joined the Dutch [[East India Company]] rapidly rising to the rank of admiral within a few years. As a privateer during the [[Eighty Years' War]], he was known for his courage, his skill as a navigator and his courteous treatment of [[prisoners-of-war]]. During this time, he crossed the Atlantic nine times to attack the Portuguese and Spanish in the [[West Indies]]. During one of his earliest voyages, he captured the island of [[Fernando de Noronha]] off the coast of [[Brazil]] however he was soon expelled by Portuguese forces. <ref>Southey, Roberto. ''Historia do Brasil''. Rio de Janeiro: Livraria De B.L. Garnier, 1862. (pg. 184)</ref> |
Cornelius Jol was born to a humble family in the fishing village of [[Scheveningen]], now part of [[The Hague]]. In 1626, he joined the Dutch [[East India Company]] rapidly rising to the rank of admiral within a few years. As a privateer during the [[Eighty Years' War]], he was known for his courage, his skill as a navigator and his courteous treatment of [[prisoners-of-war]]. During this time, he crossed the Atlantic nine times to attack the Portuguese and Spanish in the [[West Indies]]. During one of his earliest voyages, he captured the island of [[Fernando de Noronha]] off the coast of [[Brazil]] however he was soon expelled by Portuguese forces. <ref>Southey, Roberto. ''Historia do Brasil''. Rio de Janeiro: Livraria De B.L. Garnier, 1862. (pg. 184)</ref> |
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In 1633, he and another corsair attacked [[Campeche]] in the [[Yucatan]] peninsula, then held by [[Spain]], with a fleet of ten ships. Two years later, he was captured by [[Dunkirkers]] in the service of Spain but subsequently released. In 1638, while attempting to capture the Spanish treasure fleet, he engaged in a naval battle with Spanish admiral Don [[Carlos Ibarra]] off the coast of [[Cuba]]. In Spain, he was falsely reported to have been killed in the confrontation. <ref>{{cite web |url=http://cvc.cervantes.es/obref/criticon/PDF/086/086_099.pdf |title=Encuesta sobre dos relatos de batallas navales entre españoles y holandeses (1638) |accessdate= |accessmonthday= |accessdaymonth= |accessyear= |author=Rault, Didier |last= |first= |authorlink= |coauthors= |date=2005-06-24 |year= |month= |format={{ |
In 1633, he and another corsair attacked [[Campeche]] in the [[Yucatan]] peninsula, then held by [[Spain]], with a fleet of ten ships. Two years later, he was captured by [[Dunkirkers]] in the service of Spain but subsequently released. In 1638, while attempting to capture the Spanish treasure fleet, he engaged in a naval battle with Spanish admiral Don [[Carlos Ibarra]] off the coast of [[Cuba]]. In Spain, he was falsely reported to have been killed in the confrontation. <ref>{{cite web |url=http://cvc.cervantes.es/obref/criticon/PDF/086/086_099.pdf |title=Encuesta sobre dos relatos de batallas navales entre españoles y holandeses (1638) |accessdate= |accessmonthday= |accessdaymonth= |accessyear= |author=Rault, Didier |last= |first= |authorlink= |coauthors= |date=2005-06-24 |year= |month= |format={{pdf}} |work=La información y su manipulación en las relaciones de sucesos |publisher=Universidad Paul-Valéry |pages= |language=[[Spanish language|Spanish]] |doi= |archiveurl= |archivedate= |quote= }}</ref> The following year, he participated in the [[Battle of the Dunes]] commanding a squadron of seven ships. |
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In 1640, while awaiting the Spanish treasure fleet off [[Havana, Cuba]], his fleet was caught in a [[hurricane]] and four of ships were wrecked on the shore. <ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.keyshistory.org/hurricanelist.html |title=Florida Keys Hurricanes of the Last Millennium: Hurricanes of the 1600s |accessdate= |accessmonthday= |accessdaymonth= |accessyear= |author=Swanson, Gail |last= |first= |authorlink= |coauthors=Jerry Wilkinson |date= |year=1999 |month= |format= |work= |publisher=KeysHistory.org |pages= |language= |doi= |archiveurl= |archivedate= |quote= }}</ref> He later appeared in [[West Africa]], where he won the Portuguese city of [[Luanda, Angola|Luanda]] and the island of [[Sao Tome]] where he died of [[malaria]] on [[October 31]], [[1641]]. |
In 1640, while awaiting the Spanish treasure fleet off [[Havana, Cuba]], his fleet was caught in a [[hurricane]] and four of ships were wrecked on the shore. <ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.keyshistory.org/hurricanelist.html |title=Florida Keys Hurricanes of the Last Millennium: Hurricanes of the 1600s |accessdate= |accessmonthday= |accessdaymonth= |accessyear= |author=Swanson, Gail |last= |first= |authorlink= |coauthors=Jerry Wilkinson |date= |year=1999 |month= |format= |work= |publisher=KeysHistory.org |pages= |language= |doi= |archiveurl= |archivedate= |quote= }}</ref> He later appeared in [[West Africa]], where he won the Portuguese city of [[Luanda, Angola|Luanda]] and the island of [[Sao Tome]] where he died of [[malaria]] on [[October 31]], [[1641]]. |
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Cornelius Jol | |
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| Piratical career | |
| Nickname | Pie de Palo |
| Type | Corsair |
| Allegiance | Netherlands |
| Years active | 1620s-1640s |
| Rank | Admiral |
| Battles/wars | Eighty Years' War |
Cornelius Corneliszoon Jol (1597-October 31, 1641) was a 17th century Dutch corsair and buccaneer. He was referred to by the Spanish as Pie de Palo (Peg Leg the Pirate), indeed being one of the earliest documented pirates to use a wooden peg leg. He was one of several early buccaneers to attack Campeche, looting the settlement in 1633, and was active against the Spanish in the Spanish Main and throughout the Caribbean during the 1630s and 40s.
Biography
Cornelius Jol was born to a humble family in the fishing village of Scheveningen, now part of The Hague. In 1626, he joined the Dutch East India Company rapidly rising to the rank of admiral within a few years. As a privateer during the Eighty Years' War, he was known for his courage, his skill as a navigator and his courteous treatment of prisoners-of-war. During this time, he crossed the Atlantic nine times to attack the Portuguese and Spanish in the West Indies. During one of his earliest voyages, he captured the island of Fernando de Noronha off the coast of Brazil however he was soon expelled by Portuguese forces. [1]
In 1633, he and another corsair attacked Campeche in the Yucatan peninsula, then held by Spain, with a fleet of ten ships. Two years later, he was captured by Dunkirkers in the service of Spain but subsequently released. In 1638, while attempting to capture the Spanish treasure fleet, he engaged in a naval battle with Spanish admiral Don Carlos Ibarra off the coast of Cuba. In Spain, he was falsely reported to have been killed in the confrontation. [2] The following year, he participated in the Battle of the Dunes commanding a squadron of seven ships.
In 1640, while awaiting the Spanish treasure fleet off Havana, Cuba, his fleet was caught in a hurricane and four of ships were wrecked on the shore. [3] He later appeared in West Africa, where he won the Portuguese city of Luanda and the island of Sao Tome where he died of malaria on October 31, 1641.
References
- ^ Southey, Roberto. Historia do Brasil. Rio de Janeiro: Livraria De B.L. Garnier, 1862. (pg. 184)
- ^ Rault, Didier (2005-06-24). "Encuesta sobre dos relatos de batallas navales entre españoles y holandeses (1638)" (Template:Pdf). La información y su manipulación en las relaciones de sucesos (in Spanish). Universidad Paul-Valéry.
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