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Pirates and Pirate Treasures

Image of the famous pirate Blackbeard

Pirates and pirate treasures are the stories of legends – just take a look at the success of the Disney films Pirates of the Caribbean. I have been fascinated with pirates and their treasures since I was very young and have had the good fortune of being able to go on treasure expeditions to search for the truth about the pirates and pirate treasures. You may have seen me on TV shows such as Caribbean Pirate Treasure on the Travel Channel or several of the episodes Expedition Unknown on the Discovery Channel regarding the pirates, Captain Kidd, Jean Lafitte, Jose Gaspar, etc., and even the UnXplained with William Shatner on the History Channel regarding Blackbeard’s treasure

  

There are many famous pirates and privateers and even more lesser known pirates and privateers. To share all my information on just one pirate would take a whole web site. Therefore, I will try to share with you some key information I have learned about pirates & treasure, including buried pirate treasure and sunken pirate treasure. Also, I will share some “Behind the Scenes” information regarding pirate treasures on some of the TV shows which I have been on. First I will start with Captain Kidd, the story of his piracy career is fascinating. There is a lot of information about his story and several “treasure maps” which are supposed to show the location of his buried treasure. However, for the episode I did with Josh Gates on Expedition Unknown about Captain Kidd, one place we went to was Mona Island. I would recommend watching the episode and here is some exciting and interesting “Behind the Scenes” Info. When I went to Mona Island, one of the park rangers met with me privately to show some of the treasure which they, the park rangers, have been finding on the island. The entire island is riddled with caves and tunnels and is a great place to secret any treasure. 


There are many locations around the Louisiana bayou that would be great hiding places for some of Jean Lafitte’s treasure. There are probably many small caches of treasure as opposed to one large hiding spot of treasure. On the TV episode I did about Jean Lafitte I share a lot of information. Also, the pirate Jose Gaspar might be nothing more than just a legend but there were many lesser known pirates in that area of Florida’s Gulf coast which probably accounts for the many findings of smaller caches of buried treasure and even the material we found on another episode I did with Josh on Expedition Unknown about the pirate Jose Gaspar or as he is also known - Gasparilla.


Finally, the pirates Blackbeard, Oliver Levassuer, and Amaro Prago. Of course almost everyone knows about Blackbeard and one of my friends, Mike Daniels, who was one of the primary people responsible for finding Blackbeard’s ship Queen Anne’s Revenge, was also on the episode we did about Blackbeard with William Shatner for The History Channel. There are many places where Blackbeard might have hidden buried treasure, however pirates mostly spent their treasure as soon as they got it. Yet, one pirate Oliver Levassure, also known as La Buse, is credited with leaving a cryptic code which if someone can decipher it, should lead to his buried treasure. Lastly, the privateer Amaro Prago is also believed to have buried a large sum of treasure and his story is one of the more interesting but lesser known stories. I recommend looking into the life and legendary treasure of Amaro Prago and I have a lot of information to share about this pirate so please check back for the update about Amaro Prago and his treasure. 

Looking for Captain Kidd's Treasure on Expedition Unknown

Fun and Exciting clip of Looking for the Pirate Treasure of Captain Kidd. Yes, we did find buried pirate treasure! This clip is from an episode of the TV show Expedition Unknown where Josh reached out to me for my knowledge and experience and together, we went on a Treasure Expedition to find some of the pirate treasure of Captain Kidd. There are more Pirate & Pirate Treasure Videos after the Photo Section.

Pirates, Pirate Treasures, and Clues to Find Pirate Treasure

Bradley Williamson pirate podcast about pirates and pirate treasure
Captain Kidd Treasure Map
Treasure Map of Captain Kidd's treasure
image of the shipwreck Quedagh Merchant which was one of Captain Kidd's pirate ships
Bradley Williamson, josh gates for episode about the pirate Captain Kidd
Cave overlooking ocean on Mona Island
Caves of Mona Island and the hieroglyph markings inside the caves
Another image of Mona Island also showing the water
Blackbeard the pirate
Map of Blackbeard's ship the Queen Anne's Revenge
Oliver Levasseur's cryptogram which once decoded reveals the location of his vast treasure
Pirate Oliver levasseur, also known as La Buse, grave site
Pirate burying his pirate treasure
Island Cara Pelau where Jose Gaspar, Gasparilla, buried treasure
Bradley Williamson and Josh Gates on episode about the pirate Jose Gaspar, Gasparilla
Close up of pirate lock for pirate chest found for episode about Jose Gaspar, Gasparilla
Privateer Amaro Prago
Grave of Amaro Prago in church on Tenerife Island
Privateer Amaro Prago's old estate on the island of Tenerife
Ruins of the mansion of the privateer Amaro Prago
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The Lost Treasure of Pirate Jean Lafitte

This is a short clip from the TV show TV show Expedition Unknown - Pirate Jean Lafitte Episode. Me, Captain Bradley Williamson, joined Josh Gates in this adventure.  

Expedition Unknown: Privateer Amaro Pargo and his Treasure

Pirate Treasure! Dangerous entrance to sea cave looking for lost pirate treasure of the Privateer Amaro Pargo. This is when I, Capt. Bradley Williamson was on location in Spain and the Canary Islands with Josh Gates for another episode of Expedition Unknown. 

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