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James Lancaster (Basingstoke, Hampshire, los años 1550 - Londres, 6 de junio de 1618) fue un prominente comerciante y corsario de la época isabelina, recordado por haber dirigido la primera expedición inglesa a la India por el cabo de Buena Esperanza.
Sir James Lancaster (c. 1554 – 6 June 1618) was an English privateer and trader of the Elizabethan era . Life and work. Lancaster came from Basingstoke in Hampshire. Lancaster was brought up in Portugal as a merchant and soldier, but returned to England in 1587.
Hace 4 días · Sir James Lancaster (born c. 1554, Basingstoke, Hampshire, Eng.—died June 6, 1618, London) was a merchant who commanded the first English vessel to reach the East Indies and who established the first English trading post in Southeast Asia.
Sir James Lancaster commanded the first East India Company voyage in 1601 aboard Red Dragon. The following year, whilst sailing in the Malacca Straits, Lancaster took the rich 1,200 ton Portuguese carrack Sao Thome carrying pepper and spices.
Descubre al famoso James Lancaster fue un pirata y corsario inglés de la época isabelina.
James Lancaster (Basingstoke, Hampshire, los años 1550 - Londres, 6 de junio de 1618) fue un prominente comerciante y corsario de la época isabelina, recordado por haber dirigido la primera expedición inglesa a la India por el cabo de Buena Esperanza.
Sir James Lancaster, 1554/5-1618. Lancaster was brought up in Portugal as a merchant and soldier, but returned to England in 1587. He thereafter became a trusted employee of the London merchant Thomas Cordell, commanding his merchant ship ‘Edward Bonaventure’ in the fleet against the Armada in 1588.
