Jan Janszoon, Piraat van de wereld

Season 1 Episode 1: Hate against spain

In 1573, Haarlem, birthplace of Jan Janszoon, was destroyed by the Spanish. It is here where his dislike of the Catholic Spaniards begins. As a privateer he targets Spanish ships, but after a truce with the Spanish he loses his job, ends up in North Africa and becomes a pirate. He raids Dutch ships and sells Christian slaves on the Algiers slave market. He converts to Islam and takes a new name: Mourad Raïs. Narrator Abelkader Benali has long been fascinated by Jan Janszoon: 'I came to the Netherlands from Morocco with my father and mother, he took the opposite route.'

Genre:

Documentary

Seasons:

1

Episodes:

4

Cast:

Abdelkader Benali, Aus Greidanus, Gaite Jansen

Quality:

HD

Duration:

51 min

First Air:

2024

Rating:

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