1725 woodcut) stood out among the bearded, unkempt, ill-mannered pirates with whom ... Bonnet and his crew sailed south to Honduras, a well-known pirate hangout, to spend their booty.

"However, Gasparilla was unlike other pirates of the 1700s, most of whom were ruthless, lowlife misfits of society. He was well educated, well mannered, and well-read in the classics." But was he ...