Sir Francis Drake

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Sir Francis Drake was an English Sea Captain, Privateer, Naval Officer, and Explorer. He is best known for his circumnavigation of the world in a single expedition, from 1577 to 1580. This included his incursion into the Pacific Ocean, until then an area of exclusive Spanish interest, and his claim to New Albion for England, an area in what is now California.

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Elizabeth I awarded Drake a knighthood in 1581 which he received on the Golden Hind in Deptford. In the same year he was appointed mayor of Plymouth. As a vice admiral, he was Second-in-Command of the English fleet in the victorious battle against the Spanish Armada in 1588.

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Drake was a hero to the English, but his Privateering led the Spanish to brand him a Pirate, known to them as El Draque. King Philip II of Spain allegedly
offered a reward of 20,000 ducats for his capture or death, about £6 million in modern currency!

Source: Wikipedia

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Sir Francis Drake