Small Hope Bay, Bahamas’ Hidden Treasure

Anyone who has cruised to Nassau in the Bahamas knows of and perhaps has visited Senor Frog the Pirates’ Museum. The Bahamas in fact does have a rich history of being frequented by various pirates and buccaneers during the late 1600s and 1700s, Andros Island included. In 1713 the Bahama Islands were declared a Pirate’s Republic. Pirates that raided the Spanish treasure galleons out of Cuba maintained settlements on Andros. Morgan’s Bluff and Morgan’s Cave are both named after the infamous privateer-pirate, Henry Morgan. He also has a brand of spiced rum named after him (Yo-Ho-Ho). Henry Morgan is also credited with giving the Andros settlement called Small Hope Bay its name because he once claimed there would be “small hope” of anyone finding the treasure he had hidden there.