As such Tortuga became the home of the Brethren of the Coast.Īt around this same time, Anthony Hilton, and Englishman, sets up an English Colony on the island. They were also entrusted with the powers to offer letter of Marques to privateers and weren't too picky on the nationality of the crew so long as they agreed to attack Spanish ships and split the booty with them. The French Governors of Tortuga would, for a price, offer safe harbor to just about any ship that wasn't Spanish. Tortuga became a perfect spot to ambush the returning Spanish fleets. France, like most of Europe was at war with Spain for most of the 1600s. To the Northeast of Tortuga, is Cuba, the last stop of the Treasure Fleet before returning to Spain. Strategically, Tortuga was a most important island for France.
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