Nassau
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| Nassau | |
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Magistrate of Nassau |
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Brethren of the Coast (fomerly) |
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- "But you're Captain Jack Sparrow. You vanished under the eyes of seven agents of the East India Company. You sacked Nassau port without firing a shot. Are you the pirate I've read about or not?"
- ―Elizabeth Swann to Jack Sparrow[src]
Nassau, or Port Nassau, is the capital city of the Bahamas, and a large commercial center. It is located on the island of New Providence in the Atlantic Ocean. The Bahamas are not part of the Caribbean Sea, though its islands are part of the Caribbean Community. Originally named Charles Town, Nassau was burned down by the Spaniards in 1684, and was renamed Nassau in 1695 once it had been rebuilt. Nassau was named in honor of King William III, who was from the House of Orange-Nassau.
Between 1700 and 1718, Nassau was known as pirate nest and was the home of many notorious pirates. Ex-privateer Henry Jennings was an unofficial leader of the community. When New Providence became a British colony in 1717, the first Royal Governor, a former privateer named Woodes Rogers, established law and order in 1718, when he hunted down and expelled the pirates who had used the island as base. Rogers famously called for the arrest of pirates Calico Jack, Anne Bonny, and Mary Reade, who were later captured by Jamaican authorities.
After Rogers' death in 1732, Nassau was ruled by it's Magistrate. The town was later attacked by pirate Black Smoke James.
Captain Jack Sparrow, sometime prior to his retaking of the Black Pearl from the mutinous Hector Barbossa, reportedly sacked the port of Nassau without firing a single shot.
[edit] Appearances
- Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl (First mentioned)
- Pirates of the Caribbean: The Legend of Jack Sparrow (First appearance)
