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Rogers, Woodes

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Rogers, Woodes, 1679?–1732, British privateer and colonial administrator. A romantic figure, Rogers plundered (1708–9) Spanish commerce in the Pacific and rescued Alexander Selkirk Selkirk, Alexander (sĕl`kərk), 1676–1721, Scottish sailor whose adventures suggested to Daniel Defoe the story of
..... Click the link for more information.  from the Juan Fernández islands. He later (1717) leased the Bahama islands and served as the first governor there, expelling pirates and bringing orderly government.


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