Jose Gaspar was supposivley created by a pirate named John Gomez. He claimed to have been one of Gaspar's crew men. Gaspar was titled 'fake' until later in the early 20th century. Written information has been located and Gaspar's sunken ship location was said to have been located but not found or investigated. The only way to reach his ship is by Scuba, says some local boaters. Some still believe Gaspar or Gasparilla, the most famous Florida pirate is not real. Other believe different.
Gasparilla is his nickname, but his actual real world existence is still not confirmed.
The Jose Gaspar pirate ship is kept in the bay, right off of the north end of Bayshore Boulevard, near Tampa General Hospital.
Gaspar Corte Real was born around 1450.
Yes Gaspar Corte Real was very well educated.
The legend is that Jose Gaspar is the pirate that established Tampa.
Jose Gaspar, known by his nickname Gasparilla was a purported Spanish pirate, the "last of the Buccaneers", who is claimed to have raided the west coast of Florida during the late 18th and early 19th centuries.
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Gaspar Corte Real went on his trip to find a North-West route to Asia.
Gaspar Corte Real was famous for his voyage to find a North-West passage to Asia and went missing on his 2nd voyage
he was kidnapped
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Gaspar Corte Real was born in Angra do Heroismo, on the Island of Terceira in the Azores.