| Krewe
De Bon Temps, Inc., The |
| Krewe
de Historia |
| Krewe
Du Ya Ya |
| Krewe
Laveau, Inc. |
| Krewe
Of Hip Huggers, Inc |
| Krewe
of Andres De Pez |
| Krewe
of Aphrodite, Inc. |
| Krewe
Of Aquatica, Inc. |
| Krewe
of Bowlegs |
| Krewe
of Brewe, Inc., The |
| Krewe
of Bula, Inc |
| Krewe
Of Campeche, Inc |
| Krewe
of Coma |
| Krewe
of Dominique Youx |
| Krewe
of Flight, Inc. |
| Krewe
of Kids |
| Krewe
of Knology |
| Krewe
of Konfusion |
| Krewe
of Lafitte |
| Krewe
of Macque |
| Krewe
Of Massalina, Inc. |
| Krewe
of Parrotheads |
| Krewe
of River Rats |
| Krewe
of St. Andrews |
| Krewe
of Warriors |
| Krewe
of Wrecks, Inc. |
| Los
Caballeros Espanoles |
| Navarre
Krewe of Jesters |
| Pearls
of St. Andrews |
| The
Mystic Krewe of Nereids |
| Bacchus
Krewe |
| Krewe
Kon-Tiki |
| Krewe
of Olas |
| Krewe
of the Red Hots |
| Mystic
Gold Krewe |
| Thor
Krewe |
| Bacchus
Krewe |
| Jake's
Krewe |
| Krewe
Kon-Tiki |
| Krewe
of Olas |
| Krewe
of the Red Hots |
| Mystic
Gold Krewe |
| Thor
Krewe |
| 13
Ugly Men
- Tampa |
| Anna
Maria Island Privateers |
| Bonney-Read
The Pirate Queens |
| Captain
Henry Morgan and the Krewe of Rum Runners |
| Caribbean
Cowboys |
| Crewe
of Bobbie C. Davis |
| Crewe
of De Soto |
| Egypt
Shrine |
| Egypt
Temple |
| Gaucho
Association of Tampa |
| Grand
Krewe de Libertalia |
| Hernando
County Freebooters |
| Krewe
Of "F" Troop, Inc |
| Krewe
of Agustina de Aragon |
| Krewe
of Alafia Norsemen |
| Krewe
Of Alegria |
| Krewe
Of Blues |
| Krewe
of Cavaliers, The |
| Krewe
of Chasco |
| Krewe
of Colombus |
| Krewe
of Cortjo Funebre |
| Krewe
of Fort Brooke |
| Krewe
of Hillsborough, The |
| Krewe
of Italia |
| Krewe
Of John Paul Jones, Inc. |
| Krewe
of Jokrowfor |
| Krewe
of Les Belles Femmes |
| Krewe
of Mambi |
| Krewe
of Pair O' Dice |
| Krewe
of Pandora |
| Krewe
of Seville |
| Krewe
of Shamrock |
| Krewe
Of Snafu, Inc. |
| Krewe
of Southern Sisterhood |
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| Krewe
of St. Brigit |
| Krewe
Of St. Florian, Inc. |
| Krewe
of the Buffalo Soldiers |
| Krewe
Of The Conquistadors |
| Krewe
of the Hibiscus |
| Krewe
of Knights of Sant' Yago |
| Krewe
of Knights of St. John |
| Krewe
of Southshore Marauders |
| Krewe
of Unsinkable Molly Brown |
| Krewe
Of Tronado, Inc |
| Krewe
of Venus |
| Krewe
of Ybor |
| Krewe
of Zingaro |
| Ladies
of the Crown |
| Latin
American Fiesta Association |
| Los
Caballeros Espanoles |
| Maverick
Krewe |
| Pyrates
of the Gulf Coast |
| Rough
Riders |
| Royal
Krewe of Privateers |
| Royal
Order of Ponce De Leon Conquistadors, Inc. |
| Sirens
of the Golden Sabre |
| Thee
Royal Krewe of Lady Killigrew |
| Thieves
of San Lorenzo |
| Ye
Krewe of Sinbad |
| Ye
Krewe Of Magical Jesters, Inc. |
| Ye
Eternal Krewe of Antiquitas |
| Ye
Enchanted Krewe of Brigadoon |
| Ye
Krewe of Sir Henry Morgan, Admiral Of Brethren Of The
Coast |
| Ye
Royal Krewe of Charlotte DeBerry |
| Ye
Loyal Krewe of Grace O' Malley |
| Ye
Loyal Krewe of Samuel Bellamy |
| Ye
Mystic AirKrewe |
| Ye
Mystic Krewe of Atlantis, Inc. |
| Ye
Mystic Krewe Of Gasparilla |
| Ye
Mystic Krewe of Neptune |
| Ye
Mystic Krewe of Santa Margarita |
| Ye
Mystic Krewe Of The Nautilus Tampa Bay |
| Ye
Notorious Krewe of the Peg-Leg Pirate |
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Tampa Bay, Fla
Gasparilla Festival
The
biggest
and
the
engine
that
has
powered
Florida's
entry
into
and
growth
in
the
Industry
for
over
93
years.
The name and foundation of Tampa's traditional Gasparilla Carnival come from legendary pirate Jose
Gaspar,
"last of the Buccaneers," who terrorized the coastal waters of West Florida during the late 18th and early 19th century.
Gaspar, given to calling himself "Gasparilla," served as a lieutenant in the Royal Spanish Navy for five years until 1783 when, upon seizing command of a Spanish sloop-of-war, he with his fellow mutineers set sail for the Florida straits. And so the young Spanish aristocrat-turned-pirate began an adventurous life as outlaw of the sea.
Though few facts are known of the life and death of the famed
Gaspar, accounts from his own personal diary boast the capture and burning of 36 ships during his first 12 years as a pirate.
When Jose Gaspar died, he supposedly left an untold fortune in buried treasure somewhere along the Florida coast.
Though that treasure has never been discovered, the story of the swashbuckling
Gaspar was unearthed and his memory revived in 1904, when Tampa's social and civic leaders adopted the pirate as patron rogue of their city-wide celebration.
Miss Louise Frances Dodge, society editor of the Tampa Tribune, was planning the city's first May festival. At the suggestion of George W.
Hardee, then with the federal government in Tampa, she decided to develop a theme for the affair based on the legend of Gasparilla.
Secret meetings gave birth to the first "Ye Mystic Krewe of Gasparilla," whose forty members planned to surprise the populace with a mock pirate attack on Tampa. Masked and fully-costumed, the first krewe arrived on horseback and "captured the city" during the Festival Parade.
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Other
Florida Celebrations
Pensacola Festival
Universal Studios
Lake Wales, Fla. Mardi Gras
Mardi Gras on the Island
January 30, 2004 - January 31, 2004
Fort Walton Beach, FL, USA
Sanford Mardi Gras - Seeing Red in the Streets
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