Woodes Rogers
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Woodes Rogers was an English sea captain and privateer who became famous for his circumnavigation of the globe and later served as the first royal governor of the Bahamas, where he worked to suppress piracy.
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| instanceOf |
English sea captain
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colonial governor → human → privateer → |
| birthPlace |
Bristol
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Kingdom of England → |
| birthYear |
c. 1679
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| countryOfCitizenship |
Kingdom of England
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| deathPlace |
Bahamas
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Nassau → |
| deathYear |
1732
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| describedIn |
A Cruising Voyage Round the World (travel narrative)
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| employer |
Bristol merchants
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| event |
appointed first Royal Governor of the Bahamas in 1718
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faced opposition from local factions and former pirates in Nassau → implemented anti-piracy measures in Nassau → led a privateering expedition around the world from 1708 to 1711 → offered royal pardons to pirates who surrendered → re-established British colonial government in the Bahamas → rescued marooned sailor Alexander Selkirk on Juan Fernández Islands in 1709 → returned to the Bahamas for a second term as governor in the 1730s → was imprisoned for debt in England after his first term as governor → |
| genre |
travel literature
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| influenced |
popular image of the castaway that inspired Daniel Defoe's Robinson Crusoe
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| knownFor |
issuing the motto "Expulsis piratis restituta commercia"
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| languageOfWorkOrName |
English
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| militaryBranch |
English privateering fleet
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| mottoAsGovernor |
Expulsis piratis restituta commercia
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| name |
Woodes Rogers
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| notableFor |
circumnavigation of the globe
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rescuing Alexander Selkirk → suppression of piracy in the Bahamas → |
| notableWork |
A Cruising Voyage Round the World
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| occupation |
author
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colonial governor → privateer → sea captain → |
| participantIn |
War of the Spanish Succession
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| positionHeld |
Governor of the Bahama Islands
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Royal Governor of the Bahamas → |
| residence |
Bristol
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Nassau → |
| shipCommanded |
Duchess
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Duke → |
| spouse |
Sarah Whetstone
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A Cruising Voyage Round the World
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Duke
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Duke
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A Cruising Voyage Round the World
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Rogers
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Woodes Rogers
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