Caribbean Piracy in the 1670s

Timeline

1. 1670–1671Madrid · MadridThe 1670 Treaty of Madrid between England and Spain stipulated that England would give up armed attacks on Spain's American colonies and recognize Spanish sovereignty, theoretically restricting pirate privateering; but enforcement was poor, and Caribbean pirate activity did not stop immediately.
2. 1671–1674Isthmus of Panama and Caribbean coast · PanamaIn 1671 Henry Morgan led Jamaican pirates on an expedition against Panama, sacking Panama City; for several years afterward pirates based at Port-au-Prince, Tortuga, and elsewhere continued raiding Spanish silver ships and coastal towns, with the early 1670s being the most rampant phase of Caribbean piracy.
3. 1675–1680Port Royal, Jamaica · JamaicaIn the mid-to-late 1670s the British colonial government gradually restricted unauthorized privateering, and Morgan himself was appointed Lieutenant Governor of Jamaica in 1674; by around 1680 large-scale pirate gatherings declined, and the Caribbean pirate era entered a turning point of decline.