Discusión:Piet Hein

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I think this is a 'narrow' and 'spanish' point of view. Piet Hein was not a pirat, but a privateer. The government of a country provided a letter of marque and reprisal to a shipowner that allowed him to arm his ship and attack other ships sailing under a particular flag. In return he received a share of the seized cargo, while the rest went to the government as payment for the grievance. In Spanish this is called a 'corsario'.

The above comment is quite correct. The Netherlands were at war with the Habsburh Empire and he indeed carried a letter with formal permission. There indeed were privateers that behaved little better than pirates but in fact Piet Hein appeared to have been scrupulous in the treatment of prisoners. If there are no objections, I would change it to "corsario". User RFB

 Cambio hecho.

HELLO,

I AM A MANY GENERATIONS AFTER SON, MY GRAND,GRAND, GRAND .................. FATHER WAS LIKE ALL "HEIN" A GOOD GUY AND PERSON. PIRAT OR CORSARIO, IT IS EGUAL, IMPORTENT IS TO BY REAL. D. HEIN