The Battle for a Pirate Haven on Galveston Island: Louis Michel Aury & Jean Lafitte
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English - October 25, 2023 16:00 - 6 minutes - 9.6 MBHistory Society & Culture Places & Travel galveston texas history audio tour free island education texas history historic Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
In this episode, we unravel the intriguing stories of Louis Michel Aury and the illustrious Lafitte brothers, who shaped Galveston Island's identity as a haven for pirates, privateers, and revolutionaries in the early 19th century. Aury's privateering government, combined with piracy and slave trading, led to a diverse and tumultuous island community. The arrival of Jean and Pierre Lafitte added further drama, as they established a thriving pirate colony. Explore the blurred lines between piracy, slave trading, privateering, and revolution in this captivating exploration of Galveston's complex maritime history.
See below for historical resources!
https://scholarworks.sfasu.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1231&context=ethj
https://www.galvestonmonthly.com/history/aury.html
https://www.tshaonline.org/handbook/entries/aury-louis-michel