Laurens de Graaf
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Laurens Cornelis Boudewijn de Graaf (c. 1653 – 24 May 1704) was a Dutch pirate, mercenary, and naval officer in the service of the French colony of Saint-Domingue during the late 17th and early 18th century.
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Laurens de Graaf | |
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Born | Laurens Cornelis Boudewijn de Graaf c. 1653 |
Died | 24 May 1704 (aged c. 51) possibly Santo Domingo |
Nationality | Dutch |
Occupation(s) | Pirate, mercenary |
Spouses | |
Children | 2 (with Dieu-le-Veut) |
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De Graaf was also known as Laurencillo or Lorencillo or simply El Griffe (Spanish), Sieur de Baldran or simply Laurent de Graff (French) and Gesel van de West (Dutch; "Scourge of the West"). Henry Morgan, the governor of Jamaica, characterized him as "a great and mischievous pirate". De Graaf was described as tall, blond, mustached and handsome.[1] Some Spanish thought he was the Devil in person.