The Memoirs of Jean Laffite: From Le Journal de Jean LaffiteJean Laffite was born in Santo Domingo and raised by a Spanish Jewish grandmother who instilled in him a hatred for the Spanish Crown and those who served it. Later this hatred grew to include the British. Following in the footsteps of his eldest brother Alexandre, Jean and his brother Pierre became privateers for France under the command of their uncle Rene Beluchai. Laffite describes in detail the capture of a Spanish ship and its crew s fate. After