François L'Olonais (also spelt L'Olonnais or L'Ollonais, c. 1630-1668), real name Jean-David Nau, was a French buccaneer and pirate who operated from Tortuga on Hispaniola. In 1667, he famously attacked Venezuela, then part of the Spanish Main, and such was his reputation for sadistic cruelty, he was known as the 'Flail of the Spanish'. L'Olonais continued his rampage for plunder in the Bay of Honduras but was ultimately butchered and eaten by local cannibals.
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c. 1630 - 1668Life of the notorious French buccaneer and pirate François L'Olonais.
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1667François L'Olonais leads a buccaneer force which attacks Venezuela on the Spanish Main.
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1667 - 1668François L'Olonais leads a buccaneer force which attacks Honduras on the Spanish Main.
