Interesting stuff. The re-creation of Spanish geography in place names, the ancient history of piracy around those islands, ties to the Spanish kingdom. All leads me to believe this was a secret society founded by pirates and kept going as a sort of organized crime gang surfing on their old wave of power on the island.<p>The occult parts are often present in secret societies for various reasons, perhaps only to cement the loyalty of members. Or in a time when science education was far from prevalent, to imbue a deep respect for the order.<p>Either way it sounds like the occult stuff was just a small part of their business. It was in fact just a crime syndicate that had devised a way to rule over their island.<p>I really want someone to find that book and carbon date it. Would not surprise me if it was from the 18th or 17th centuries.