The Spanish were infamous for plundering colonies of indigenous people in the New World and sending the treasures back home aboard galleons. Pirates were equally infamous for attacking those ships. From 1690 until 1720, numerous pirates hid among the Turks and Caicos Islands. One swashbuckling crew who settled on Parrot Cay was particularly interesting. Their captains were a redheaded, Irishwomen name Anne Bonny and her English sidekick in terror Mary Read. This pirate ship replica is a casino located along the beach a short distance from the Cruise Center.
