1.) The infamous pirate Jose Gaspar, A.K.A. Gasparilla, isn't from Tampa Bay, he's from SWFL's Charlotte Harbor.A businessman around 1900 decided it would be a good PR move to move the legend to Tampa and start a festival. It worked. Today the Gasparilla festival in Tampa is one of the largest pirate festivals in the world. Credit: gasparillapiratefest.comRead More...
