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    The first known documented occurrence of the term, however, was from 1708 by Woodes Rogers, Governor of the Bahamas;

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    That is until Woodes Rogers, a former privateer, became the Governor of the Bahamas, and drove out all the pirates.

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    Stuck alone for more than four years, by the time privateer Captain Woodes Rogers found him, Selkirk at first had difficulty speaking as he hadn't done so in years.

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    Finally, on February 1, 1709, two ships, which included famed explorer William Dampier and was led by Woodes Rogers, anchored near the island and Selkirk revealed himself to the crews via a signal fire.

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