The Pirate Queen of Tétouan

The prefect of Tétouan and ally of the Turkish corsair Barbarossa of Algiers is a menace to the fleets in the western Mediterranean Sea. Her name full name is Sayyida al-Hurra bint Ali ibn Rashid al-Alami, Hakimat Titwan - Sayyida al Hurra means "noble lady who is free and independent, the woman sovereign who bows to no superior authority." and Hakima Titwan roughly governor of Tétouan. She became governor when her husband, who she assisted in his business affairs, died. To avenge herself on the Christian enemy who had forced her to flee from Granada when she was but a child she turned to piracy. It provides an income with booty and ransom for captives and also keeps her dream of returning to Andalusia alive.