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1679 - 1732Life of the privateer, navigator and governor of the Bahamas, Woodes Rogers.
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1708 - 1711The Englishman Woodes Rogers commands a privateering expedition that circumnavigates the globe.
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Feb 1709Alexander Selkirk is rescued from the Juan Fernández Islands by Woodes Rogers during his privateering circumnavigation.
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1 Jan 1710The English privateer Woodes Rogers captures the Manila galleon Nuestra Señora de la Encarnación Disengaño.
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1712Woodes Rogers publishes his account of his privateering circumnavigation, 'A Cruising Voyage Round the World.'.
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1717Woodes Rogers is appointed the Governor of the Bahamas for the first time.
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Jul 1718Woodes Rogers arrives at New Providence to begin his governorship of the Bahamas.
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1721Woodes Rogers, former Governor of the Bahamas, spends time in a debtor's prison in England.
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1728Woodes Rogers is appointed the Governor of the Bahamas for the second time.
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15 Jul 1732Governor Woodes Rogers dies of ill health in the Bahamas.