Portrait of the privateer Antoni Riquer
The Ibizan corsair Antoni Riquer is the protagonist of the dramatized reading 'La destral del corsari' which has been prepared by Produccions Aïllades about the figure of the legendary Ibizan sailor Antoni Riquer, by the actor Miguel Vingut, with text by Carlos Garrido and direction by Ramon Mayol.
Antoni Riquer and Arabí nation in the issue 40 from Mar de Vila street. An omen for a privateer who belonged to a family with a long seafaring tradition..
The battle of 1 de junio de 1806 has gone down in the history of Ibiza. that day, shortly after dawn, An English brig was sighted in the waters of La Mola. Riquer tuned up his xebec i after attending mass at the San Telmo church, The privateer gathered the entire crew and embarked on the 'San Antonio and Santa Isabel', after the English ship.
Xabec 'Saint Anthony and Saint Elizabeth'
It is known that the differences between both ships were abysmal: on the English brig, the Felicity, they were traveling 75 mens, cannons, howitzers and all kinds of weapons, while the Ibizan ship barely gathered 58 men and much more modest weapons. Además, the first was commanded by Michele Novelli, “He Dad”, a half english half italian character, de 27 years with a reputation for being a brave privateer who attacked whenever he could without measuring the forces of his enemies.
Although this fact did not discourage the privateer Antoni Riquer, that confronted English with five marine languages of the island of Formentera.
As soon as the xebec approached the “Felicity”, was greeted with artillery volleys, but the Ibizans threw “flasks of fire” and turned the enemy ship into a powder keg that ended up forcing them to surrender., although the casualties were important with a total of 16 muertos, among whom was, the father of Antoni Riquer.
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