From Pirate to Diplomat | Jan Janszoon: Pirate of the World #3

Mourad Raïs makes a career for himself in Morocco. He becomes Admiral of the Port of Salé, present-day Rabat, and turns out to be one of the biggest Moroccan sea heroes. With his pirates, he attacks the Icelandic town of Grindavík in 1627. He takes dozens of people with him to Salé. An NTR documentary series in four parts about the crazy life of Jan Janszoon. He is a pirate from the Netherlands. In the 17th century he is both famous and infamous in Morocco, Ireland, Iceland and America. He calls himself Mourad Raïs.