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A careful driver is one who honks his horn when he goes through a red light.
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Birth: | 1635 |
Death: | 25th August, 1688 |
Nationality: | Welsh |
Profession: | Privateer |
Sir Henry Morgan was born in Llanrhymny, Wales. He was a Welsh privateer, landowner and later, Lieutenant Governor of Jamaica. He was probably a member of a group of privateers led by Sir Christopher Myngs attacking cities and settlements on the Spanish Main. In 1663 he likely captained a ship within Myngs' fleet, when it attacked Santiago, Cuba, and was involved in the Sack of Campeche on the Yucatán Peninsula.
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