apr 1, 1609 - 1609 - Janszoon founds Salé
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Jan Janszoon, a Dutch spy finds Pirate Republic of Salé in Rabat, Morocco. With the help of Eighty Years War veteran Sulayman Reis, they stage various raids on Lundy, Plymouth and Iceland in 1627, as well as Baltimore in 1631. Republic was negotiated by John Harrison.
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