The history of piracy is divided into three distinct periods; Most of the books published to date refer mainly to one of them, the period of English pirate dominance in the Caribbean, however, these books leave aside the others, which are just as important in the history of piracy , And even excludes a good part of the geography of the same.This book explores the different periods and changing circumstances of the history of piracy through the sources and testimonies of the different eras, in order to illustrate the identity Of each and the people who lived it, so that they can better understand the world in which they moved. Leaving aside the imaginary, the ideologies from which they have been contemplated, preconceived ideas and clichés to focus on an ambitious mosaic that will surprise more than one lector.Although the work focuses on the fight of filibusters and pirates against, mainly , The Spaniards also analyzed the importance they had in the territorial, social and political organization of the Caribbean, the relations between the great overseas powers and the fate that many of them ended up with.