Jean david nau biography channel
Born as Jacques Jean David Nau in Sables-d'Olonne, France around He was transported to the Caribbean as an indentured servant and upon..
But one of the most famous buccaneer captains, even if famous for the worst reasons, is Jean David Nau, a.k.a.
Francois l’Olonnais
Francois l’Olonnais (born Jean-David Nau) nicknamed ‘Flail of the Spanish’
Born: 1635
Died: 1668
Born in Les Sables-d’Olonne, Frances, Francois l’Olonnais is remembered for his cruel and bloodthirsty piracy.
Along with being called the ‘Flail of the Spanish’, he is also often referred to as being the cruelest buccaneer ever (especially to the Spanish).
Around the age of 15, he was sold as a slave and taken to the Island of Martinique, in the Caribbean.
Here he stayed as an indentured servant until 1660, then having earned his freedom he travelled around until finally settling in Saint-Domingue/island of Hispaniola (now in Haiti) with a group of buccaneers. These were men who lived a rough life, mainly hunting wild game, cooking it on a boucan (a special fire that gave the men their name - boucaniers or buccaneers) and then selling it, although at other times they also went pirating.
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