Puerto Dorado

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Puerto Dorado
General information
Location	Isla Tesoro, Caribbean Sea
Points of interest	Castillo del Morro Mercado La Cantina
Notable inhabitants	Carlos Carlos' wife Auctioneer Redhead Tiny Pooped Pirate Woman in barrel
Societal
Affiliation	Spain
Behind the scenes
First appearance	Walt Disney's Pirates of the Caribbean
Latest appearance	Walt Disney's Pirates of the Caribbean

"Sure by now the whole town must be captured by them rollickin' pirates. Why, they've set half the town on fire, and drank nearly half the grog."

―Unknown

Puerto Dorado was a Spanish seaport town under the administration of Magistrate Carlos. It was the main port of Isla Tesoro.

History

Pirate Attack

In the 18th century, Puerto Dorado was under the administration of Magistrate Carlos. Puerto Dorado served as the main port where many of the inhabitants of Isla Tesoro presumably lived, where it would at some point be assaulted by a large group of pirates responsible for numerous criminal activities.

Led by a pirate captain of the Wicked Wench, the pirates attacked the Spanish fort Castillo del Morro before they began ransacking the town. A group of pirates tortured the town's magistrate Carlos, by dunking in the well. They also interrogated the magistrate for information regarding the location of the town's hidden treasury. Carlos' wife would witness Carlos being dunked repeatedly during the interrogation. The Auctioneer led an auction of "brides" at the Mercado.

The pirate attack got more frantic and the mayhem became more dangerous as the town was set ablaze. Meanwhile, the pirates became too drunk to care, as they sing A Pirate's Life for Me blissfully as they went about their looting of the village. A group of prisoners at the jail within the Spanish fort try to escape by bribing a prison dog for the keys as the pirates continued to burn up the city.

Locations

Castillo del Morro

This Spanish fort was located on the edge of Puerto Dorado on Isla Tesoro. The fortress, manned by Spanish soldiers, was situated near the house of Magistrate Carlos and overlooked the sea. It also had a prison, where a number of pirates were imprisoned and tried to retrieve the keys to their cells from the prison dog.

La Cantina and Mercado

The auction at Mercado.

Located within the town of Puerto Dorado was the canteen La Cantina and the Mercado. This area became a center of operations for the Auctioneer and his assistants, who mounted numerous signs around the building reading "Take a Wench for a Bride". Having taken women hostage, the Auctioneer attempted to sell them as "brides".

Gallery

A poster pasted by auctioneers.

Behind the scenes

• Puerto Dorado first appeared in Walt Disney's Pirates of the Caribbean in Disneyland.
• Elements of the attack on Puerto Dorado from the Disney attraction was referenced in the 2003 film Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl.
  • An attack on the town.
  • Pirates shooting guns.
  • A man drinking rum by the tap.
  • A "redhead" wench.
  • The woman letting a man look up her skirt.
  • One pirate sleeping with the pigs.
  • A deleted scene titled "All is Well" featured in the DVD release for The Curse of the Black Pearl, a man is being tortured in a similar if not the exact same way as Carlos. The deleted scene footage was later reused in the following film Dead Man's Chest for Tortuga establishing shots.
  • Although only visible through the "Fly On The Set" special feature, the "Take a Wench for a Bride" auction banner can be seen on the Tortuga set. The auction scene would be the basis of the prequel short film Tales of the Code: Wedlocked.
• In the 2006 revamp of the Disney ride, Jack Sparrow arrived in Puerto Dorado and attempted to learn the location of its treasury while being pursued by a pirate crew led by Captain Barbossa, who replaced the original captain of the Wicked Wench.
• Puerto Dorado appears in the non-canon video game Sea of Thieves where it's located in the Sea of the Damned.

Appearances

• Walt Disney's Pirates of the Caribbean (First appearance)
• Disney Parks Presents: Pirates of the Caribbean
• Pirates of the Caribbean (Little Golden Book)
• Sea of Thieves: A Pirate's Life (Non-canonical appearance)

Sources

• Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl
• Spirit Of The Ride
• Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest
• Tales of the Code: Wedlocked