Gasparilla Pirate Ship docked in Tampa, FL
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DOWNTOWN TAMPA, FL – Jose Gaspar, nicknamed Gasparilla, was a Spanish Navel officer turned pirate who allegedly raided ships and terrorized Florida’s west coast during the late 18th and early 19th century.
A replica of the Gasparilla ship is permanently docked along Bayshore Blvd where it can be viewed by residents and visitors in Downtown Tampa, FL.
Since 1904, there has been an annual celebration now called the Gasparilla Pirate Festival where the Ye Mystic Crew board the Gasparilla ship and take Tampa captive for a week of parties and parades.
And one week prior to the main invasion is when the Gasparilla Children’s Parade is held.
AUG 9, 2015 - Gasparilla Pirate Ship docked along Bayshore Walk in Tampa, FL/photonews247.com AUG 9, 2015 - About Jose Gasparilla, the pirate that once sailed in Florida's Golf Coast/photonews247.com AUG 9, 2015 - Cannon holes on Gasparilla pirate ship in Tampa, FL/photonews247.com AUG 9, 2015 - Gasparilla Pirate Ship with Tampa Convention Center in background in Tampa, FL/photonews247.com AUG 9, 2015 - Bow or front of Jose Gasparilla pirate ship downtown Tampa/photonews247.com AUG 9, 2015 - Jose Gasparilla lady ornament in front of ship with Tampa General Hospital in the background/photonews247.com AUG 9, 2015 - Three sailing masts on Gasparilla pirate ship/photonews247.com AUG 9, 2015 - Deck of the Gasparilla pirate ship looking towards the bow/photonews247.com AUG 9, 2015 - Stern or back of Gasparilla pirate ship in Tampa, FL/photonews247.com AUG 9, 2015 - Stern of Gasparilla pirate ship with Tampa Convention Center (L) and Hilton Hotel (C)/photonews247.com AUG 9, 2015 - Gasparilla Pirate Ship with Marriott Hotel in background in Tampa, FL/photonews247.com AUG 9, 2015 - Bow of Jose's Gasparilla sailing vessel with three masts on Bayshore Walk on Bayshore Blvd, Tampa, FL/photonews247.com AUG 9, 2015 - Double-crested cormorant sitting on mast of Gasparilla pirate ship along Bayshore Blvd/photonews247.com AUG 9, 2015 - Double-crested cormorant with wings spread in the sun on the Gasparilla pirate ship, Tampa, FL/photonews247.com AUG 9, 2015 - Gasparilla Pirate Ship docked along Bayshore Linear Park on Bayshore Blvd in Tampa, FL/photonews247.com AUG 9, 2015 - Gasparilla Pirate Ship docked along Bayshore Linear Park in Tampa, FL/photonews247.com AUG 9, 2015 - Gasparilla Pirate Ship with Tampa General Hospital in background, Tampa, FL/photonews247.com AUG 9, 2015 - Fishing boat going between Tampa General Hospital and Gasparilla Pirate Ship in the bay Downtown Tampa/photonews247.com AUG 9, 2015 - Gaspar Pirate Ship invades Tampa Florida every year/photonews247.com AUG 9, 2015 - Bayshore Walk along Bayshore Blvd with Gasparilla Pirate in background in Downtown Tampa, FL/photonews247.com
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