Barbary pirates (also known as Barbary corsairs) were maritime raiders and privateers who operated from the Barbary Coast of North Africa between the 16th and early 19th centuries 🌊. Their bases were primarily located in the cities of Algiers, Tunis, and Tripoli, which formally acknowledged the authority of the Ottoman Empire but enjoyed a high degree of autonomy 🏰. The corsairs attacked European merchant and passenger ships in the Mediterranean and the Atlantic Ocean, capturing crews and trav

The two Moors depicted in the crest of the Barbary Company aka the Morocco Company, historically associated with maritime trade and privateering along the Barbary Coast (North Africa), represent the region's connection to the broader Mediterranean world during the 16th to 19th centuries. In European heraldry, the depiction of Moors in crests often symbolized the region's cultural and political significance. #blackhistory #blackhistorymonth #blackhistory365 #blackhistoryfacts #blackhistoryeveryda