"La Bamba" is about fleet of ~1200 pirates seizing Veracruz & escaping to Isla Mujeres, laden with treasure. The leader of the attack, Lorencillo, was a more successful pirate than Blackbeard or Captain Kidd. He was said to be a handsome, cultured man who carried a violin and trumpet, which he played to entertain his crew. He was well read and knew large sections of Shakespeare by heart, which he would recite in Dutch and Spanish, particularly his favorite, "King Lear". The siege happened on May 18, 1683, during the "golden age of piracy". The Dutch pirate Nicolas van Hoorn was supposedly buried on or near Isla Mujeres when he died the following month from an infected wound. He'd received a slash on the wrist while dueling with Lorencillo, who'd stopped him from beheading more townspeople. As the Spanish Armada was arriving in Veracruz, the pirates escaped to Isla...
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