Lifestyle Glitz - September Tranquility 2016

F R A N Ç O I S L ' O L O N N A I S ( A K A J E A N - D A V I D N A U )
History says that the François L’Olonnais was
one of the many famous adventurers of his
time in the 1600s. He was French and became
a buccaneer. State sponsored privateers and
outlaws raided the Caribbean Seas during that
time. He became famous for raiding Spanish
ships and attacking coastal settlements. Upon
arriving at the Caribbean, he made quite a fearsome
reputation for his excessively cruel behavior
as an indentured servant.
Alexander Exquemelin described François l'Olonnais
as a man who tied a cord around the
necks of his victims and strangled them until
their eyes would pop or and hacked his victims
to bits and pieces. Once he suspected someone
of betrayal and he cut out the heart and
even took a bite off it. However, in 1668, karma
struck him when Exquemelin wrote that cannibals
captured him and ate him.
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