Henry Morgan was born in 1635. Historians know very little of his early career and he was mostly unknown until 1665, when he was put in charge of a group of buccaneers. One of his first major acts was the the capture of Puerto Prinipe, Cuba. He was disappointed with the booty so he attacked the town of Portobello. This attack made him rich. Soon after he became a well-known pirate.
Morgan's greatest stunt happened when he was in charge of an armada of 36 pirate ships against the City of Panama on January 19, 1670. During this time, the City of Panama was said to be the richest city in the world because it was a main drop-off point for Spanish gold. Captain Morgan sailed in the port, annihilated a bigger fleet, and burned the city to the ground. He had stolen about 400,000 pieces of eight and later on took much of it from his own crew.
The attack, however, occurred a few days after a peace treaty was signed between England and Spain. Henry was arrested and was sent back to England. Then in 1673, England started a war with the Dutch and the King looked to Henry for advise on Caribbean interactions. The King was so grateful to Henry that he made Henry deputy governor of Jamaica.
Sir Henry Morgan was one of the most successful pirates ever. Morgan journeyed through the Caribbean, causing mayhem and stealing plenty of gold. Not only did he make a lot of money, he was reward for his extensive knowledge of the Caribbean. One thing that he was most successful in was that no one would ever steal his gold. Till this day his treasure has never been found.
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