Piracy on Lake Nicaragua

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Piracy on Lake Nicaragua
Part of the Golden Age of Piracy and Piracy in the Caribbean
"Henry Morgan Recruiting for the Attack", by Howard Pyle.
Date 1665–1857 Location Lake Nicaragua, San Juan River, Nicaragua Result Piracy and filibustering suppressed by 1857
Belligerents
Spain  Nicaragua  Costa Rica  El Salvador  Guatemala	West Indies Pirates American Filibusters
Commanders and leaders
Fernando Francisco de Escobedo Rafaela Herrera Fruto Chamorro Laureano Pineda José María Cañas	Henry Morgan William Dampier William Walker Charles Henningsen

Part of a series on the
History of Nicaragua
Spanish conquest (1522 – 1524) Piracy on Lake Nicaragua 1823 Rebellions Federal Republic of Central America (1823–1841) Figueroa's military government (1837 – 1839) Independence from Spain Malespín's War Filibuster War (1855 – 1857) 35 Years of conservative rule Liberal Revolution of 1893 US occupation Civil War Somoza era (1936 – 1979) Nicaraguan Revolution (1961 – 1990) Junta of National Reconstruction (1979 – 1985) Ortega's first term (1985 – 1990) Post-Sandinista period (1990 – 2007) Ortega's return (2007 – present) Coronavirus pandemic
Years in Nicaragua Nicaragua Portal
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Between 1665 and 1857, Caribbean pirates and filibusters operated in Lake Nicaragua and the surrounding shores. The Spanish city of Granada, located on the lake, was an important trading centre for much of its early history so it was a prime target for pirates such as Welshman Henry Morgan and freebooters like William Walker.^[1]