Rafael

"Mistress Ching, I see we have another gentleman and a young lady present. May I prevail upon you to provide an introduction?" "Don Rafael, Doña Esmeralda, allow me to present to you, Jack Sparrow, Captain Teague's... protégé."

- Jack Sparrow and Mistress Ching

Don Rafael was a Spanish pirate captain who succeeded in becoming a Pirate Lord of the Caribbean. His Piece of Eight was a small, ancient Siamese coin woven into Moroccan beads. When he became a Pirate Lord is unknown.

Biography
"Brethren of the Coast, Don Rafael brought with him a man that I want you to meet. He is one of us, a man on the account, and he, of all of us, has personally witnessed the actions of these rogue pirates. I want you to hear what he has to say."

- Teague to pirates assembled at Shipwreck Cove

Don Rafael was a pirate captain in the Caribbean. He had a granddaughter, Esmeralda, whom he sent to a convent school in Barcelona after her parents died. He wanted her to become a fine lady, but she escaped from the school and returned to him. She was fifteen years old when Don Rafael took her to his ship, Venganza, to learn some pirating.

At some point during his career, Don Rafael met Hector Barbossa, a pirate captain, in Tortuga. Barbossa's ship, Cobra, was destroyed two moths earlier by another pirate ship. When he learned of such Code breaking, Don Rafael took Barbossa and his men to Shipwreck Cove, were Barbossa told the tale of his disaster to assembled pirate captains. It was during that meeting that Don Rafael and Esmeralda met Jack Sparrow for the first time.

When he decided to retire from active piracy, Don Rafael passed his title and Piece of Eight to Esmeralda. He also gave her his old ship, Venganza.

Appearances

 * Pirates of the Caribbean: The Price of Freedom