The Famous Pirates of the Spanish main

The term the 'Spanish Main' is often associated with famous pirates. But what and where was the Spanish Main? The Spanish established colonies on the land in the New World and also claimed specific sea routes. The “Spanish Main” referred to the coastal region of the Americas surrounding the Caribbean Sea and South America. The famous pirates who operated around the Spanish Main were the original pirates of the Caribbean! The the territories around the Spanish Main opened up paths to the new wealth which was found in the New World. They loaded their ships with their treasure to send back to Spain. These Spanish treasures fleets were attacked by many of the famous pirates. The original Pirates of the Caribbean and the pirates the Spanish Main used many of the Caribbean Islands as their bases. The traffic in treasure made the Spanish Main a haunt of famous pirates and privateers.