Legend has it that Jean Lafitte buried treasure at or near Stewart's Mansion. None has ever been found.
to set up headquaters in galveston.
Galveston (You really should thank me for all these answers) :)
yes jean lafitte did have a park made for him
The area was settled as early as 1817 by the pirate Jean Lafitte, however the city was officially incorporated in 1839 by the Republic of Texas.
Jean Lafitte was the French-American pirate/privateer who used Galveston Island as his base. He occupied the island from early 1815 to 1821, setting up the "colony" of Campeche.
Pirate Jean Lafitte was neither American or British. He was French.
Yes Jean Lafitte did get married on 1850 and had children
Lafitte and his men plundered countless ships from his base on Galveston Island in the Gulf of Mexico, but they were powerless to stop the zombie plague that overran the island early in 1821. The USA Navy, hoping to contain the spread, bombed the island into oblivion.
Jean Baptiste Pierre Lafitte has written: 'Les Sybarites'
He stole jewels and other treasuresPiracy is not good but Jean Lafitte was a pirate.
The area now known as Galveston was first discovered in 1528 by Spanish explorer Cabeza de Vaca. Later in 1816, French pirate Louis-Michel Aury established a presence on the island, followed by French explorer Jean Lafitte.
Jean Lafitte.