In the following a period, some of the greatest Buccaneers such as Henry Morgan and Francois L'Ollonais launched attacks from Tortuga and became part of island history.

However, he managed to develop Tortuga even more by organizing people and strengthen its defense. The new governor, Bertrand D'Ogeron had difficulties to convince the Buccaneers to accept him. Until 1665 Tortuga was temporally captured by Spanish one more time, and then the island became a part of St. It was enforced with 40 guns and overlooked any vessels in or near the port. He built the stone fortress “Fort de Rocher” on the highest rise of the island. Kitts) sent help in Jean Le Vasseur, who was promoted to the new governor of Tortuga. In 1639, to finally establish the decent defense, as the governor of nearby Saint Christopher (now St. Tortuga saw two more successful Spanish raids in 16, and both times the Buccaneers managed to retain possessions back. It provided a good base for Buccaneers' attacks, as well as some other activities like slave trades.

For decades Tortuga was pirate haven and the best place to sell captured plunderįrom 1630, the island of Tortuga was divided into French and English colonies. However, Spanish did not predict that scattered settlers would organize and return to the island and defeat small remains of Spanish force. The encouraged army came back to Hispaniola, determined to root out every colonist, until not single one remain. They were temporary expelled as a potential threat to Spaniards when Don Fabrique de Toledo attacked Tortuga in 1629. The French and English colonists started setting up plantations and populated island in a short time.

Island of tourtage