While the legends of José Gaspar are full of alleged adventure and swashbuckling, history tells a different story.

Gilchrist owned a hotel on Gasparilla Island. He bought land at Boca Grande in 1897, an outpost, and wanted to develop it into a town. Writing on Gaspar was not found until 1900, in a Boca Grande ...

Gilchrist owned a hotel on Gasparilla Island. He bought land at Boca Grande in 1897, an outpost, and wanted to develop it into a town. Writing on Gaspar was not found until 1900, in a Boca Grande ...