The age of Pirates spanned nearly two hundred years and was considered a plague on the high seas.
Argentinian Hippolyte Bouchard, spurred by revolutionary fervor, attacked Monterey, the then Spanish capital of Alta California, using pirating tactics that left their mark centuries later, and privateers like Sir Francis Drake prowled the Pacific, leaving p.
Even the far reaches of what was then Alta California weren\'t safe, and a surprising number of unexpected visitors sailed into Monterey Bay.
The age of Pirates spanned nearly two hundred years and was considered a plague on the high seas