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Miguel Enriquez's privateer fleet

Fleet Commander
Miguel EnriquezSpanish
Ship Owner
Privateer
Ship Builder
Administrator
Merchant Sailor
Service 1704-1732
ref:1935
Fleet Formed1704ref:1935
Fleet Disbanded1732ref:1935

Introduction

Miguel Enriquez maintained a privateer fleet that numbered 1500 active sailors. Until the fall of Enriquez in 1732, he severely disrupted English and Dutch trade in the Caribbean, earning Miguel Enriquez the nickname of the Archvillain.


ShipJoinedLeftCommanderNotes
La Popa Azul (Unknown) 1704-1707
Spanish Unknown Gun
Privateer Sloop
c.1704c.1707 Captured
San Nicolas (10) 1704-1707
Spanish 10 Gun
Privateer Sloop
c.1704c.1707 Captured
La Perla (Unknown) 1710-1716
Spanish Unknown Gun
Privateer Sloop
17101716 Abandoned
La Gloria (10) 1710
Spanish 10 Gun
Privateer Sloop
17101732 Fleet disbanded
San Miguel (Unknown) 1712-1725
Spanish Unknown Gun
Privateer Sloop
1712bef.22.9.1725
Alberto de SotoSpanish
Privateer
Service 1712-1714
Captured
El Jenízaro Americano (16) 1712
Spanish 16 Gun
Privateer Brig
17121732
Joseph RodríguezSpanish
Privateer
Service 1712
Fleet disbanded
La Matutina (Unknown) 1712
Spanish Unknown Gun
Privateer Sloop
17121732
Esteban UgerSpanish
Privateer
Service 1712
Fleet disbanded
La Aurora (10) 1712
Spanish 10 Gun
Privateer Sloop
17121732
Pedro SimónSpanish
Privateer
Service 1712-1719
Fleet disbanded
La Belona (Unknown) 1712
Spanish Unknown Gun
Privateer Sloop
17121732
Diel de GrabilaSpanish
Privateer
Service 1712
Fleet disbanded
El Santiago (Unknown) 1717-1722
Spanish Unknown Gun
Privateer Sloop
1717c.20.2.1722 Captured
La Venganza (Unknown) 1717-1722
Spanish Unknown Gun
Privateer Sloop
1717c.15.4.1722 Captured
La Isabela (Unknown) 1717-1741
Spanish Unknown Gun
Privateer Sloop
17171732 Fleet disbanded
La Blanca (Unknown) 1717
Spanish Unknown Gun
Privateer Sloop
17171732 Fleet disbanded
El Nazareno (Unknown) 1717-1732
Spanish Unknown Gun
Privateer Sloop
17171732 Fleet disbanded
La Maria (Unknown) 1717
Spanish Unknown Gun
Privateer Sloop
17171732 Fleet disbanded
El Negrito (Unknown) 1717
Spanish Unknown Gun
Privateer Sloop
17171732 Fleet disbanded
La Modista (6) 1717
Spanish 6 Gun
Privateer Sloop
17171732 Fleet disbanded
La Perla (10) 1717
Spanish 10 Gun
Privateer Sloop
17171732 Fleet disbanded
La Concepción (Unknown) 1717-1732
Spanish Unknown Gun
Privateer Sloop
17171732 Fleet disbanded
San Jose (Unknown) 1717
Spanish Unknown Gun
Privateer Brig
17171732 Fleet disbanded
La Margarita (Unknown) 1717-1732
Spanish Unknown Gun
Privateer Sloop
17171732 Fleet disbanded
San Juan (Unknown) 1717
Spanish Unknown Gun
Privateer Sloop
17171732 Fleet disbanded
El Rosario (Unknown) 1717-1742
Spanish Unknown Gun
Privateer Sloop
17171732 Fleet disbanded
La Corona (Unknown) 1717
Spanish Unknown Gun
Privateer Sloop
17171732 Fleet disbanded
La Teresa (Unknown) 1717
Spanish Unknown Gun
Privateer Frigate
17171732 Fleet disbanded
El Espiritu Santo (Unknown) 1717
Spanish Unknown Gun
Privateer Sloop
17171732 Fleet disbanded
La Corcovada (Unknown) 1717
Spanish Unknown Gun
Privateer Sloop
17171732 Fleet disbanded
La Aurora Pequeña (12) 1719
Spanish 12 Gun
Privateer Sloop
17191732 Fleet disbanded
El Fénix (10) 1719
Spanish 10 Gun
Privateer Sloop
17191732
Cristóbal AseroSpanish
Privateer
Service 1719
Fleet disbanded
El Firme (10) 1719
Spanish 10 Gun
Privateer Sloop
17191732
Luis CerrudoSpanish
Privateer
Service 1719
Fleet disbanded
El Postillón (Unknown) 1727
Spanish Unknown Gun
Privateer Sloop
17271732 Fleet disbanded
La Fe (Unknown) 1728-1731
Spanish Unknown Gun
Privateer Sloop
17281731
Diego de MoralesSpanish
Privateer
Service 1728-1741
Captured
Esperanza (Unknown) 1731
Spanish Unknown Gun
Privateer Sloop
17311732
Diego de MoralesSpanish
Privateer
Service 1728-1741
Fleet disbanded
DateEventSource
c.1704
San Nicolas (10) 1704-1707
Spanish 10 Gun
Privateer Sloop
joined the fleet		 
c.1704
La Popa Azul (Unknown) 1704-1707
Spanish Unknown Gun
Privateer Sloop
joined the fleet		 
c.1707
San Nicolas (10) 1704-1707
Spanish 10 Gun
Privateer Sloop
left the fleet		 
c.1707
La Popa Azul (Unknown) 1704-1707
Spanish Unknown Gun
Privateer Sloop
left the fleet		 
1710
La Gloria (10) 1710
Spanish 10 Gun
Privateer Sloop
joined the fleet		 
1710
La Perla (Unknown) 1710-1716
Spanish Unknown Gun
Privateer Sloop
joined the fleet		 
1712
El Jenízaro Americano (16) 1712
Spanish 16 Gun
Privateer Brig
joined the fleet		 
1712
San Miguel (Unknown) 1712-1725
Spanish Unknown Gun
Privateer Sloop
joined the fleet		 
1712
La Matutina (Unknown) 1712
Spanish Unknown Gun
Privateer Sloop
joined the fleet		 
1712
La Aurora (10) 1712
Spanish 10 Gun
Privateer Sloop
joined the fleet		 
1712
La Belona (Unknown) 1712
Spanish Unknown Gun
Privateer Sloop
joined the fleet		 
1716
La Perla (Unknown) 1710-1716
Spanish Unknown Gun
Privateer Sloop
left the fleet		 
1717
La Venganza (Unknown) 1717-1722
Spanish Unknown Gun
Privateer Sloop
joined the fleet		 
1717
La Blanca (Unknown) 1717
Spanish Unknown Gun
Privateer Sloop
joined the fleet		 
1717
El Nazareno (Unknown) 1717-1732
Spanish Unknown Gun
Privateer Sloop
joined the fleet		 
1717
La Maria (Unknown) 1717
Spanish Unknown Gun
Privateer Sloop
joined the fleet		 
1717
El Negrito (Unknown) 1717
Spanish Unknown Gun
Privateer Sloop
joined the fleet		 
1717
La Concepción (Unknown) 1717-1732
Spanish Unknown Gun
Privateer Sloop
joined the fleet		 
1717
San Jose (Unknown) 1717
Spanish Unknown Gun
Privateer Brig
joined the fleet		 
1717
La Margarita (Unknown) 1717-1732
Spanish Unknown Gun
Privateer Sloop
joined the fleet		 
1717
La Corcovada (Unknown) 1717
Spanish Unknown Gun
Privateer Sloop
joined the fleet		 
1717
El Espiritu Santo (Unknown) 1717
Spanish Unknown Gun
Privateer Sloop
joined the fleet		 
1717
El Santiago (Unknown) 1717-1722
Spanish Unknown Gun
Privateer Sloop
joined the fleet		 
1717
La Isabela (Unknown) 1717-1741
Spanish Unknown Gun
Privateer Sloop
joined the fleet		 
1717
San Juan (Unknown) 1717
Spanish Unknown Gun
Privateer Sloop
joined the fleet		 
1717
El Rosario (Unknown) 1717-1742
Spanish Unknown Gun
Privateer Sloop
joined the fleet		 
1717
La Corona (Unknown) 1717
Spanish Unknown Gun
Privateer Sloop
joined the fleet		 
1717
La Teresa (Unknown) 1717
Spanish Unknown Gun
Privateer Frigate
joined the fleet		 
1717
La Modista (6) 1717
Spanish 6 Gun
Privateer Sloop
joined the fleet		 
1717
La Perla (10) 1717
Spanish 10 Gun
Privateer Sloop
joined the fleet		 
1719
El Fénix (10) 1719
Spanish 10 Gun
Privateer Sloop
joined the fleet		 
1719
El Firme (10) 1719
Spanish 10 Gun
Privateer Sloop
joined the fleet		 
1719
La Aurora Pequeña (12) 1719
Spanish 12 Gun
Privateer Sloop
joined the fleet		 
1722/02/20
El Santiago (Unknown) 1717-1722
Spanish Unknown Gun
Privateer Sloop
left the fleet		 
1722/04/15
La Venganza (Unknown) 1717-1722
Spanish Unknown Gun
Privateer Sloop
left the fleet		 
1725/09/22
San Miguel (Unknown) 1712-1725
Spanish Unknown Gun
Privateer Sloop
left the fleet		 
1727
El Postillón (Unknown) 1727
Spanish Unknown Gun
Privateer Sloop
joined the fleet		 
1728
La Fe (Unknown) 1728-1731
Spanish Unknown Gun
Privateer Sloop
joined the fleet		 
1731
Esperanza (Unknown) 1731
Spanish Unknown Gun
Privateer Sloop
joined the fleet		 
1731
La Fe (Unknown) 1728-1731
Spanish Unknown Gun
Privateer Sloop
left the fleet		 

Sources


IDNameAuthorType
ref:1935Miguel EnriquezAngel López Cantos, Book
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