"The first recorded reference of José Gaspar was in fact over 100 years after his supposed career, in a short biography ...

The first written account of Gaspar’s marauding come from a brochure for the Gasparilla Inn on Gasparilla Island, located just 100 miles south of Tampa Bay in Charlotte County. The legend of ...

"The first recorded reference of José Gaspar was in fact over 100 years after his supposed career, in a short biography included in an early 1900s promotional brochure for the Gasparilla Inn on ...

TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) — Every year since 1904, Tampa Bay has been invaded by pirates, whether by land or sea, on horseback or by galleon. Sometimes, they even take the Tampa mayor hostage to ransom ...

Pirates are temporarily taking over downtown Tampa to celebrate Gasparilla, an annual pirate-themed festival. Known as the city's "signature event," Gasparilla was named after famed Florida pirate ...