The Quiz: Where was the real Captain Morgan from?
Jamaica
Wales
Spain
Philippines
Born in Wales in 1635, Captain Morgan was a privateer in the British Royal Navy. After years of military service, he became the captain of his own ship and was hired by the crown as a privateer (which was more of a mercenary than a pirate). He was known for attacking Spanish vessels in the Caribbean and Central America, capturing and plundering their ships. The mustache-clad brand mascot of the rum company isn’t far off from centuries-old portraits of the real mariner — but we aren’t sure if the real Captain Morgan had such a stylized pose.
The correct answer to this quiz is Wales.