The friendship of these two officers had been tested in many a battle against Muslim pirates in Mindanao.

Off the Catalan coast, his ship was attacked by Muslim pirates who slew the captain and murdered most of the crew.

It was frequently attacked by Muslim pirates in the following decades.

Our forefathers stood defiantly and fought those Muslim pirates during that decisive encounter.

In the fifteenth century, the island of Capri was subjected to attacks by Muslim pirates.

Constantine defended the city from the ravages of Muslim pirates and fortified it, building outlying castles as well.

As a result, they took the relay stations of the Muslim pirates in the Archipelago.

One reason could be due to the economic and political disasters prehispanic Muslim pirates from the Mindanao region bring during raids.

However, Muslim pirates and bandits from Mindanao often pestered the town.

It was then set on fire, in order to prevent its contents from falling into the hands of Muslim pirates.