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Published: Tuesday, 27 November 2018 08:58

Historical background

• Short history

  After discovering America (1492), the Caribbean Sea became the venue for the worst pirate attacks of all time. The war between the Spanish, Dutch, English and French naval forces over the American continent and gold. It was called a privateer (private man of warre) an armed ship owned and operated by private individuals who, in possession of a state mandate or mandate, executed acts of war against hostile nations. Pirate ships were considered to be ships that were stolen without state authorization. States have given private ships the power of attorney to attack and abduct commercial ships from hostile states on the high seas. The power of attorney was called Kaparbriefe (letters of marque) and the authorized pirate ships were called capers.

  During this period, they were "pirated", Sir Francis Drake, Elisabeth I commissioner, Henry Morgan, who plundered Panama, and many other filibusters: the Dutch Van Graf, who was called the cruel "Olonese." Mary Read and Anny Bonny. They're bold and warlike in the reports, well trained in marine science, allowing their ships to be quicker and more maneuverable than the captured ships. They used to have the deprivation at sea, but to replenish stocks and prepare for land. Therefore, around 1620, the center and rules of the Coast Brothers were established on the island of Tortuga. They accepted and respected the rules among which the brave ones were rewarded, war wounded were groomed, damaged ships were repaired, and violence on the shore was prohibited. against the rules capital.

   

  Pirate-based piracy - a state mandate - ended with the 1856 Paris Congress.

    

 The foundation of Brotherhood

The picture shows the founders, from left to right: José Miguel de la Barra Rosales No. 6, Raúl Molinari Alvarado No. 7, Rupert Vergara Balbontín No. 5, Dr. Alfonso Leng Haygas No. 1, Dr. Anselmo Hammer Zeller No 2, Raul Maceratta Araya No. 3 and Dr. Miguel Romero Ramírez No. 4.

 The origins of the Brotherhood of the Coast date back to April 4, 1951, to Chile. Seven great sailors, while sat around a "table", played with the idea of ​​creating a seaside fraternity community named Hermandad de La Costa. One of them, Anselmo Hammer, traveled around the country and brought the brotherhood's idea. This simple and romantic idea awakened the seafarers with the great sea legends of the past. The idea was quickly embraced by the Chilean lovers of sailing, and its reputation was also overseas by the maritime and cultural representatives of Chile, first in Europe and then on other continents. This made the idea of ​​Brotherhood international.

The legacy of romantic symbolism, traditions and positive values ​​of fraternity are collected and continued by the current International Association, which retains the name of Hermandad de La Costa. The Association unites the traditions of knighthood in the framework of all the nations who are passionate lovers of marine life. The sea is a connecting clamp between peoples of different cultures, whose sea is inspired,and an endless source of noble and sincere ideas of life.

In a world where the only rule seems to be selfishness and indifference, the Hermandad de La Costa shines like a beacon to guide ships towards the nobler goals of life. The sea gives us the deep motivations that help us find our spiritual values, that inspire us to follow the noble ideals of life. 

2018.11.24.

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