Back in 1904, city leaders in Tampa envisioned a signature event to lure visitors, using the campy fun of pirate costumes and the tale of a mythical pirate named Jose Gaspar who invades the city along with a parade of buccaneers. More than a century later, more than 300,000 people are expected to line Bayshore Boulevard on Saturday, Jan. 27, for this year’s Gasparilla, a 120-unit parade of ...