While the legends of José Gaspar are full of alleged adventure and swashbuckling, history tells a different story.

with multiple tales of his background and story before reaching legendary pirate status. The first written account of Gaspar’s marauding come from a brochure for the Gasparilla Inn on Gasparilla ...

The Gasparilla Pirate Festival is a large annual parade ... in an early 1900s promotional brochure for the Gasparilla Inn on Gasparilla Island in Charlotte Harbor." New Orleans attacker spent ...