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Sir Francis Drake

Sir Francis Drake. By: Drew Koontz. About Sir Francis Drake. Born : 1540 Birthplace : Devonshire, England Died : January 28, 1596 Worked for : English Explorer Best known for : circumnavigating the globe. Voyages. 1577 :trip around the world

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Sir Francis Drake

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  1. Sir FrancisDrake By: Drew Koontz

  2. About Sir Francis Drake • Born: 1540 • Birthplace: Devonshire, England • Died: January 28, 1596 • Worked for: English Explorer • Best known for: circumnavigating the globe

  3. Voyages • 1577:trip around the world • 1579: he stopped near the present-day San Francisco • 1581: Elizabeth I awarded Drake knighthood • 1585: Drake travelled to Brazil • 1587: Drake attacked and destroyed the Spanish Fleet at Cadiz

  4. ships • The Golden Hind • the Pelican • Mary • Santa Maria • Christopher • Swan • Laden • Judith

  5. Why was he important for England • he captured the Spanish fort of San Augustine • captured 1600–1700 tons of gold from Spanish ships • He was second-in-command of the English fleet against the Spanish Armada in 1588 • Captured Spanish city, Nombre de Dios • In 1573, he captured around 20 tons of silver and gold from a mule train.

  6. Other interesting facts • King Philip II was claimed to have offered a $6.5M reward for who ever caught him • He first started going to sea at the age of 12 or 13 • made the first English slaving voyages • When he was 25 he married Mary Newman • He died at sea on his final voyage

  7. Christopher Columbus • born 1451 in Genoa • 1st went to the sea at the age of 10. • he was a navigator, colonizer, and explorer from the Republic of Genoa, in northwestern Italy • voyages led to general European awareness of the American continents • died May 20,1506, at about age 55,

  8. Christopher Columbusships The Santa Maria: :The Niña La Pinta:

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