Peter Wallace (buccaneer)
English or Scotch buccaneer active during 1630s / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
This article is about the 17th century buccaneer. For other uses, see Peter Wallace (disambiguation).
Peter Wallace (fl. 1638) is commonly held to have been an English or Scottish buccaneer who, in 1638 aboard the Swallow, founded the first English settlement in present-day Belize. Wallace's historicity is debated, first emerging in the 1829 Honduras Almanack; however, several scholars deem him a legendary protagonist of the country's founding myth, rather than an actual historical figure.
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Captain Peter Wallace | |
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Born | before 1630s |
Died | after 1630s colonial Belize (presumed) |
Known for | founding the first English settlement in the Bay of Honduras in 1638 |
Piratical career | |
Type | Buccaneer |
Years active | 1630s |
Rank | Captain |
Base of operations | |
Commands | Swallow |
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