The most important treasure that the spanish could plunder from the New World was GOLD
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He plundered many Spanish ships in south America and also, he brought hoards of riches of treasure form Spanish ships he had sunk,.
English privateer Sir Francis Drake "plundered the Spanish navy." Considered a pirate by the Spanish, he often attacked and raided Spanish ships of their cargo and riches.
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Francisco Pizarro was that man.
treasure = tresoro (tre-sor-ro)
Tesoro - Spanish for treasure
Sir Francis Drake
John Hawkins led the [piratical] "Sea Dogs" who preyed upon Spanish shipping with the blessings of the English .
None that were gained in the Spanish American War.
All we know of Montezuma (Moctezuma) is what was written by the Spanish. The Spanish plundered his wealth and then murdered him
Treasure is tesoro in Spanish. wordreference.com
Sir Frances Drake is the English captain who plundered Spanish ships and towns.