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Gasparilla Music Festival
Gasparilla may refer to: * Gasparilla Pirate Festival, a large parade and related events held annually in Tampa, Florida * José Gaspar, also known as Gasparilla, a Spanish pirate from Florida folklore for whom the festival is named * Gasparilla Bowl, a college football post-season game played in Tampa, Florida * Gasparilla Island, an island near the mouth of Charlotte Harbor in southwest Florida See also * Gasparillo (other) * Gaspar (other) * {{disambig ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gasparilla Pirate Festival
The Gasparilla Pirate Festival is a large parade and a host of related community events held in Tampa, Florida almost every year since 1904. The theme of the festivities is a friendly invasion by the mythical pirate José Gaspar (also known as Gasparilla), who is a popular figure in Florida folklore even though there is no evidence that he actually existed. The centerpiece of Gasparilla is the Parade of Pirates (often referred to as ''the'' Gasparilla Parade), which is held on the last Saturday in January and is organized by Ye Mystic Krewe of Gasparilla (YMKG), a local organization modeled after the "krewes" of Mardi Gras in New Orleans. On Gasparilla Day, members of YMKG sail across Tampa Bay aboard the ''Jose Gasparilla'', a specially built "pirate ship" equipped with loud mini-cannons that fire continuously during its journey. Surrounded by thousands of revelers on private boats, the pirates make their way to the Tampa Convention Center, where the mayor surrenders the key to the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
José Gaspar
José Gaspar, also known by his nickname Gasparilla (supposedly lived c. 1756 – 1821), is an apocryphal Spanish pirate, the "Last of the Buccaneers " who legend says terrorized the Gulf of Mexico for many years from his base in southwest Florida. Details about his early life, motivations, and piratical exploits differ in different tellings. However, the stories generally agree that he was a remarkably active pirate during Florida's second Spanish period (1783 to 1821), that he amassed a huge fortune by taking many prizes and ransoming many hostages, and that he died by leaping from his ship rather than face capture by the U.S. Navy, leaving behind an enormous and as-yet undiscovered treasure. Though the pirate Gaspar is a popular figure in Florida folklore, there is no evidence that he actually existed. No contemporaneous mention of his life or exploits have been found in Spanish or American ship logs, court records, newspapers, or other archives, and no physical artifacts link ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gasparilla Bowl
The Gasparilla Bowl is an annual NCAA-sanctioned post-season college football bowl game played in the Tampa Bay area. It was first played in 2008 as the St. Petersburg Bowl at Tropicana Field in St. Petersburg, Florida. The game was renamed the Gasparilla Bowl in 2017 as a nod to the legend of José Gaspar, a mythical pirate who supposedly operated in the Tampa Bay area and who is the inspiration for Tampa's Gasparilla Pirate Festival. In May 2018, the owners announced the bowl would be relocated to Raymond James Stadium in Tampa. Since 2020, it has been sponsored by Union Home Mortgage and officially known as the ''Union Home Mortgage Gasparilla Bowl''. From 2010 to 2013 when Beef O'Brady's was the title sponsor, the game was officially known as simply the ''Beef O'Brady's Bowl''. Previous sponsors include magicJack (2008), Beef O'Brady's (2009–2013), BitPay (2014), and Bad Boy Mowers (2017–2019). History The Gasparilla Bowl is the third college bowl game to be played in th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gasparilla Island
Gasparilla Island is a barrier island in southwest Florida, United States, straddling the border of Charlotte and Lee counties. Its largest town is Boca Grande, and it is the location of the Gasparilla Island State Park. The island has been an important part of Florida folklore due to its connection to the pirate Gasparilla (José Gaspar), and has been a significant tourist]destination since the early 20th century. Location Gasparilla spans the border of Charlotte and Lee counties in Southwest Florida. To the west is the Gulf of Mexico, while to the east and south is Charlotte Harbor. To the north is Gasparilla Pass, separating Gasparilla from Little Gasparilla Island and the mainland. History Gasparilla was sparsely inhabited until the late 19th century, with the only permanent residents being local fishing families.Stephens, p. 9. In 1848 the United States military established an outpost at Boca Grande. In 1897 Albert W. Gilchrist, future governor of Florida, purchased l ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gasparillo (other)
Gasparillo may refer to: * Gasparillo, Island of Trinidad, Trinidad and Tobago; a town * Gasparillo Island, Trinidad and Tobago; an island * Gasparillo station, a train station on the Trinidad Government Railway * Gasparillo, another name for the flowering plant Esenbeckia (plant) See also * ''Gasparillo / Bonne Aventure'', a Trinidadian electoral district in Couva–Tabaquite–Talparo * * Gasparilla (other) Gasparilla may refer to: *Gasparilla Pirate Festival, a large parade and related events held annually in Tampa, Florida *José Gaspar, also known as Gasparilla, a Spanish pirate from Florida folklore for whom the festival is named *Gasparilla Bowl ... * Gaspar (other) {{dab Disambiguation pages ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
