Gaspar’s story is notably absent from the annals of history, fleet records and even wanted posters. Instead, history shows that Florida’s 20th governor, Albert W. Gilchrist owned a hotel on Gasparilla ...

The Gasparilla Pirate Festival is a large annual parade, with a variety of related pirate-themed community events, held in Tampa every January. The festival is named after a legendary Florida ...

fleet records and even wanted posters. Instead, history shows that Florida’s 20th governor, Albert W. Gilchrist owned a hotel on Gasparilla Island. He bought land at Boca Grande in 1897 ...