Intro -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Abbreviations -- A Note on the Translation -- Introductory Study -- Chapter 1. Introduction -- Chapter 2. The Viceroy, the Carpenter, and the Pirate -- Chapter 3. Siamese Treasure, Mexican Merchants, and the Law -- Chapter 4. Conclusions -…
In 1690, a dramatic account of piracy was published in Mexico City. The Misfortunes of Alonso Ramírez described the incredible adventures of a poor Spanish American carpenter who was taken captive by British pirates near the Philippines and forced to work for them for two years.…
"The image of the pirate today haunts the imagination of statesmen, diplomats and international legal scholars as an unlikely global security threat endangering the regularity of oceanic trade networks and legitimizing an unprecedented naval coalition that includes all major int…