5-435: Christopher Winter may refer to: Christopher Winter (pirate) , English pirate Christopher Winter (artist) , English artist W. Christopher Winter , American sleep researcher, neurologist and author See also [ edit ] Chris Winter (disambiguation) [REDACTED] Topics referred to by the same term This disambiguation page lists articles about people with
10-613: The Republic of Pirates on New Providence . Finally electing not to accept the pardon, Winter sailed with Nicholas Brown to Cuba where they converted to Catholicism and signed on as guarda costa privateers with the Spanish. Winter began attacking English ships and settlements off Jamaica, raiding them for slaves which he took back to Cuba. Governor Nicholas Lawes of Jamaica complained to Spanish officials in Trinidad and Cuba and even sent
15-516: The same name. If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Christopher_Winter&oldid=1101160255 " Category : Human name disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Christopher Winter (pirate) Christopher Winter ( fl. 1716–1723)
20-659: The warship HMS Happy to demand the return of Winter, Brown, and the ships and slaves they’d captured. The Spanish sheltered Winter and Brown, claiming “as for those English Fugitives you mention, they are here as other Subjects of our Lord the King, being brought voluntarily to our holy Catholick Faith, and have received the Water of Baptism.” Winter is recorded as active in Spanish service through 1723; despite being called among “the most notorious rogues and renegades of all,” his further activities are not known, and he “otherwise remains
25-578: Was an English pirate active in the Caribbean . He is best known for sailing in Spanish service and launching the career of Edward England . Winter was active in the Nassau , Bahamas area in 1716. The following year King George offered a pardon to all pirates who surrendered within a year. Winter kept active, capturing a merchant ship near Jamaica and forcing one of its crewmen, Edward England, into piracy. England embraced piracy and Winter returned with him to
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