- "Spanish pirates! Vagabonds and lummoxes! What are they doing in our Caribbean, I'd like to know? Don't they have their own sea to pillage and plunder?"
- ―Jack Sparrow
The Spanish Treasure Fleet was a large armada of galleons controlled by the Pirate Lord Eduardo Villanueva. It operated in the Adriatic Sea.
History[]
- "PIRATES! VAGABONDS! MEN OF THE SEA!"
"Ahoy there, Captain Noisy, some of us are trying to conduct business in here. Civilized business, with no shouting."
"I'm in need of a few strong men for my crew." - ―Eduardo Villanueva and Jack Sparrow
The Spanish Treasure Fleet smuggled raw gold between Morocco and Turkey, and was frequently attacked by the Barbary Corsairs who operated in the same waters. This led to a rivalry between the Pirate Lords Eduardo Villanueva and Ammand the Corsair. Chevalle's pirates were also known to plunder ships of the Treasure Fleet returning from Mexico.[citation needed][1]
Although Villanueva still had the fleet, the Spanish Pirate Lord was unofficially retired as of the meeting of the Fourth Brethren Court.[2]
Known ships[]
Behind the scenes[]
The Spanish Treasure Fleet was first mentioned and identified by name in Capitaine Chevalle's entry in the Pirate Lords Map on the official website for the 2007 film Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End.[1]
In real-world history, the Spanish Treasure Fleet was never affiliated with pirates. Instead, it was often targeted by pirates in the Caribbean.
Appearances[]
Sources[]
- DisneyPirates.com (First identified as Spanish Treasure Fleet)
External links[]
Notes and references[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 1.7 Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End: Pirate Lords Map: Chevalle
- ↑ Pirates of the Caribbean: The Complete Visual Guide, pp. 90-91: "Pirate Lords"
