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The pirate-themed festival was not held again until 1910, when it was revived as part of a community celebration marking the opening of the Panama Canal. [24] In 1913, a Gasparilla Carnival that included a pirate parade and weekend festival was organized as an independent event, as it has remained ever since. [66]
Pirates are temporarily taking over downtown Tampa to celebrate Gasparilla, an annual pirate-themed festival. Known as the city's "signature event," Gasparilla was named after famed Florida pirate ...
This document recounts the Gasparilla legend first published in 1936 but adds a coda that concedes that scholarly research conducted in both Spanish and American archives had not uncovered evidence of Gaspar's existence. The history concludes with this statement: Whether Gasparilla, the pirate, actually existed or not is a moot point.
Gasparilla may refer to: Gasparilla Pirate Festival , a large parade and related events held annually in Tampa, Florida José Gaspar , also known as Gasparilla, a Spanish pirate from Florida folklore for whom the festival is named
Revelers clad in pirate finery packed Tampa's waterfront Saturday as a flotilla of boats arrived for the city's annual Gasparilla Pirate Fest. Led by Ye Mystic Krewe of Gasparilla, the invading ...
This period saw the first Gasparilla Pirate Festival, pioneering aviator Tony Jannus captaining the inaugural flight of the St. Petersburg-Tampa Airboat Line, the world's first commercial passenger airline, and the rise of organized crime as a major factor locally. Tampa's growth resumed after a lull during the Great Depression and World War. 2.
About 150,000 people gathered on Bayshore Boulevard for the annual Children’s Gasparilla Parade. Thousands of little pirates celebrate in Tampa during Children’s Gasparilla Parade Skip to main ...
Though no archival or physical evidence of Gaspar's existence has ever been found, he is a popular figure in Florida folklore, and the tale of the dashing pirate and his lost treasure has been used to promote tourism in Charlotte Harbor and along Florida's Gulf coast for many years, most notably in Tampa's Gasparilla Pirate Festival.