The origin of the Leudo are rather uncertain. According to suppositions probably having a content of truth, the Leudo comes from a type of medieval boat with two masts inclined towards the prow with lateen sails. It should afterwards have lost the foremast, replaced by a bowsprit with jibs, making the manoeuvres easier. The hull has a characteristic egg shape with a very accentuated bending weather conditions, unbearable even for stronger hulls. It was a cargo concerns - hardware - agricultural tools - hand-manufactured goods and cloths in the Mediterranean Sea.

It was the typical brick of the XVII century, whose name deri­ved from the most famous pirate: Captain Henry Morgan. He was born in England and taken as a slave to Barbados where he joined the Jamaican buccaneers taking part in various expeditions against the Spaniards in the Antilles distinguishing himself by his courage. He was elected admiral of the corsairs, in 1669 he defeated the Spaniards in Maracaibo and Panama.
He was then appointed Commender-in-chief of the English navy in the Antilles and, granted the title of Lord Vaugham, he became vice-governor of Jamaica.