In the book “The Misfortunes of Alonso Ramirez,” the author describes the adventures that a poor Spanish American carpenter had when he was captured by English Pirates. Alonso Ramirez pleads his case to judges to prove that he was in fact not a pirate working with the English and that he is indeed innocent. We will be considering different evidence that Alonso Ramirez states in order to prove that Alonso Ramirez was indeed a pirate, but just distorted his stories in order to make him seem a victim to the whole situation. People who commit piracy is defined as someone who commits crimes of robbery and violence in the seas. Alonso Ramirez fits into this description when he talks about Pirates taking treasures from Siamese people. Alonso’s cargo