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title: "Via @[588732176:2048:Christine Peterson] "THE MOST famous of the…"
date: 2016-06-29
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# Via @[588732176:2048:Christine Peterson] "THE MOST famous of the…

*June 29, 2016 · Facebook*

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[http://m.jpost.com/Magazine/Jewish-pirates-of-the-Caribbean-447397#article=6017NzE3MDI5NzIzNEM4NTJFOTI1RUVCQTNCRDQ5NjExQjE=](http://m.jpost.com/Magazine/Jewish-pirates-of-the-Caribbean-447397#article=6017NzE3MDI5NzIzNEM4NTJFOTI1RUVCQTNCRDQ5NjExQjE=){target="_blank"}
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Via @\[588732176:2048:Christine Peterson\]\
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\"THE MOST famous of the Caribbean's Jewish pirates, or privateers, was Moses Cohen Henriques. His name is of Portuguese origin. Like many of his contemporary buccaneers, Henriques's life is shrouded in mystery. Together with Dutch folk hero Admiral Piet Pieterszoon Hein, Henriques captured a Spanish treasure fleet off Cuba's Bay of Matanzas in 1628. The booty of gold and silver bullion amounted to a staggering 11,509,524 guilders, worth around US\$1 billion in today's currency. It was the Dutch West Indies Company's greatest heist in the Caribbean.\"
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