What happened in the 1510s?
🏴☠️ 1517 - Barbary Pirates Raid Spanish Coasts: Increased pirate attacks along the Mediterranean, leading to conflicts with Spain.
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Further Reading
- Barbary pirates - Wikipedia (wikipedia.org)
- Barbary Pirates Hostage Crisis: Negotiating Tribute and Trade (state.gov)
- George Washington and the Barbary Coast Pirates (washingtonpapers.org)
- Barbary Wars - Naval History and Heritage Command (navy.mil)
- The Barbary Pirates - Philip K Allan (philipkallan.com)
- Barbary Pirates: The Raiders Who Terrorized the Mediterranean For ... (worldatlas.com)
- The mysterious aftermath of an infamous pirate raid (rochester.edu)
- The Barbary Wars | American Battlefield Trust (battlefields.org)