Hawkins: English Corsair, knighted Hawkins began as a slave trader buying slaves in Africa and taking them to America. Financed by the Queen and rewarded, he ended up as a famous English privateer, raiding the rich Spanish colonies in America. John Hawkins a famous English privateer (Plymouth 1532-1595 Puerto Rico) Hawkins habitually followed the same … Continue reading Famous Pirates: John Hawkins privateer and slave trader