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“In 1783, having become a traitor and a pirate, José Gaspar gave the name of “Gasparilla” to himself as well as to his ship and the island in Charlotte Harbor, on the west coast of Florida ...

Every year, an estimated 300,000 participants come to Tampa for Gasparilla Pirate Festival ... participated in the festival with a group of Florida State University students drinking a gallon ...

Big changes could be coming to the northwest corner of the intersection of Blanshard Street and Pandora Avenue in downtown Victoria ... If approved, this would become Vancouver Island’s new tallest ...

Another successful Gasparilla parade is in the books as droves ... U.S. boasted thousands of swashbuckling parade-goers lining downtown Tampa's streets as pirates shared their riches in the ...

Pirate Fest: The fest will take place along the Riverwalk in downtown Tampa with live music on two stages before and after ...

Pirates are temporarily taking over downtown Tampa to celebrate Gasparilla, an annual pirate-themed festival. Known as the city's "signature event," Gasparilla was named after famed Florida pirate ...