Episode 2 of 3

Military Trial

When: March 17–27, 1825
Where: San Juan, Puerto Rico
Part of: Capture of the Anne and defeat of Roberto Cofresí

A military trial against Cofresí and ten cohorts began on March 17, 1825, and returned a death sentence on March 27.

Authorities began a military trial against Cofresí and ten of his cohorts on March 17, 1825. On March 27, the trial determined that the sentence for their transgression was death. This was the first time a purely local process, held at San Juan without the consent of the West Indies Council, had led to this verdict for the crime of piracy.

Sources

Capture of the sloop Anne Wikipedia, revision of 2026-08-22

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