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Lewis Scot

Lewis Scot

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For other people named Lewis Scott, see Lewis Scott (disambiguation).

Lewis Scot was a Scottish buccaneer who, according to writer Alexander Esquemeling, was the first pirate to raid Spanish coastal settlements in the Caribbean and West Indies during the mid-seventeenth century.

Lewis Scot, Capture of Campeche, from the Pirates of the Spanish Main series (N19) for Allen & Ginter Cigarettes MET DP835048

Scot is especially known for his raid of the Spanish city of Campeche on Mexico's Yucatan Peninsula. After receiving a ransom for the city, he is said to have retired in Tortuga.[1]

References

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    Esquemeling, Alexander. The Buccaneers of America. Harmondsworth, England: Penguin Books, 1969.


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