With the help of the pirates who made the town their base, Port Royal became a very rich city, with the income from sugar and rum combined with stolen Spanish treasure (see page 18).
The pirates had stolen the island from the Spanish people.
mnli hypothesis: The pirates had stolen the island from the Spanish people. premise: With the help of the pirates who made the town their base, Port Royal became a very rich city, with the income from sugar and rum combined with stolen Spanish treasure (see page 18).