GASPARILLA PIRATES RAID CITY HALL - MAYOR REFUSES TO SURRENDER THE CITY
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City of Tampa Mayor Pam Iorio refused to surrender the city of Tampa to the Ye Mystic Krewe of Gasparilla Pirates as they “raided” downtown and the Tampa Municipal Office Building at noon on Tuesday, January 23, 2007 during the Annual Raiding Party. Captain Preston Farrior and the band of pirates were in search of the official Key to the City. The Captain discussed the advantages of surrender with the mayor and has vowed a parade of pirates on Saturday, January 27.
The Gasparilla Invasion is scheduled for 11 a.m. and the Gasparilla Parade of the Pirates begins at 2 p.m. at Bay to Bay and Bayshore Boulevard. The Ye Mystic Krewe of Gasparilla has presented Tampa’s historic Gasparilla Invasion and Parade since 1904.
