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Hace 6 días · Sir Francis Drake ( c. 1540 – 28 January 1596) was an English explorer and privateer best known for his circumnavigation of the world in a single expedition between 1577 and 1580. This was the first English circumnavigation, and second circumnavigation overall.
21 de jun. de 2024 · Sir Francis Drake (born c. 1540–43, Devonshire, England—died January 28, 1596, at sea, off Puerto Bello, Panama) was an English admiral who circumnavigated the globe (1577–80) and was the most renowned seaman of the Elizabethan Age.
- Sir Francis Drake is best known for circumnavigating Earth (1577–80), preying on Spanish ships along the way. Later he was credited for his defense...
- In addition to circumnavigating the world, Sir Francis Drake is known for making several voyages to the West Indies as a slave trader. He later ser...
- During Sir Francis Drake’s final voyage to the Caribbean to raid Spanish possessions, the fleet he commanded was decimated by a fever. He died from...
10 de jun. de 2024 · Fancis Drake era el mayor de 12 hermanos e hijo de un pastor protestante del interior de Plymouth. Una revuelta papista le hizo emigrar en 1549 , con apenas seis años, a Kent , donde su padre...
10 de jun. de 2024 · The Battle of Cádiz was a daring raid by English ships led by Francis Drake in 1587 against Spain’s navy. Drake, who destroyed dozens of Spanish ships, deemed his preemptive strike the “singeing of the king of Spain’s beard.”
Hace 2 días · In June, the colonists made contact with the fleet of Sir Francis Drake, on his way back to England from successful campaigns in Santo Domingo, Cartagena, and St. Augustine. During these raids, Drake had acquired refugees, slaves, and hardware with the intent of delivering them to Raleigh's colony.
25 de jun. de 2024 · Drake wanted to directly attack Lisbon by way of the Tagus estuary, taking advantage of favourable winds and tide; while Norris wanted to disembark in Peniche, around 80 km away from Lisbon. They chose the latter, landing on a nearby beach on 25 May.
21 de jun. de 2024 · What is Sir Francis Drake famous for? What were Sir Francis Drake’s other major achievements? How did Sir Francis Drake die? How far from north to south does the Pacific Ocean extend? What is the salinity of the Pacific Ocean?
