This entry transcribes the second part of the interview with José M. Prats Marí for the forthcoming launch of his book 'Ibicenco Corsairs in Gibraltar'. INTERVIEW WITH JOSÉ M: In the port of Ibiza there is a tribute to the corsairs. To what extent are they important to the local culture? José M. Prats Marí: in Ibiza, to talk about the sea is to talk about corsairs. The best known are those of the 18th century due to the chronicles, but it is very possible that its peak was during the Middle Ages, with the arrival of the Almoravids. There were Muslims and Ibizans and it coincided with the reigns of.... Read More

The researcher José M.. Prats Marí will publish with Ibiza Editions 'Ibicencan corsairs in Gibraltar'. This work reviews the intervention of local navigators in the siege of Spain to the British plaza in the eighteenth century. The book launch will take place on 20 April at 19.30 hours at the Ibiza Yacht Club. INTERVIEW WITH JOSÉ M: Where does your interest in privateers come from?? José M. Prats Marí: In my grandmother's house it was said that my mother's family was a descendant of the Sala Medina family of corsairs. SALT SORES REVIEW, I read Pere's book... Read More