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Introduction
Have you been lately at the Malecon, near 9 de Octubre? Have you notice the presence of a pirate vessel called Morgan? Have you travel in it? If the answer for these questions is yes, you will probably disregard the history behind the pirates in our country. You will now be transported to the year 1684, to be witness of the atrocities committed by the corsairs that know we praise by having a vessel in our river Guayas.

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Since 1684 ports in Central America and Panama were infested by pirates.
February 1687 they decided to attack and saq Guayaquil and in April they took the city.
French and English pirates there were no harmony at all, but for this attack they agreed totally.
Invasion force was about 700 men, weapon skilled and willing to commit the felony.
They took first the Puná (Command centre)
Jorge Dhout was the English Cap, and Picard y Grogniet were the frenchs.
Back in the day the magistrate was Don Fernando Ponce de Leon, who knew that......

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