Renato Beluche
Venezuelan sailor (1780–1860) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Renato Beluche (15 December 1780 – 4 October 1860) was an American-born Venezuelan merchant, pirate and privateer active in the early nineteenth century Gulf Coast. Born in New Orleans, Spanish Louisiana to a French smuggler, Beluche went to sea as a pilot's mate in 1802 on board a Spanish Navy warship. By 1805, he had left the navy and become the master of a schooner. Using this ship, Renato turned to piracy and raided Spanish and British merchantmen operating in the gulf.
Renato Beluche | |
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Born | (1780-12-15)15 December 1780 |
Died | 4 October 1860(1860-10-04) (aged 79) |
Nationality | Venezuelan |
Other names | Pierre Brugman, Pedro Brugman |
Occupation(s) | merchant, pirate, privateer |
Years active | 1805–1850 |
After becoming associated with Spanish American patriots in Latin America, Renato decided to join their cause, spending over a decade fighting against the Spanish Empire for the cause of Latin American independence. During this time, he joined the pirate Jean Lafitte in assisting the United States to repel a British invasion. Despite his service for the Gran Colombian government, Renato participated in a rebellion against them in 1836, for which he was exiled for nine years. After returning, he helped the government suppress another rebellion, before retiring in 1850, spending the last decade of his life in relative peace and comfort in Puerto Cabello. His remains were posthumously reinterred in the National Pantheon of Venezuela a decade later.