Drake. Sir Francis

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john sefton
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Drake. Sir Francis

Post by john sefton » Thu Dec 13, 2012 3:01 pm

Sir Francis Drake, Vice Admiral (1540 – 27 January 1596) was an English sea captain, privateer, navigator, slaver, and politician of the Elizabethan era. Elizabeth I of England awarded Drake a knighthood in 1581. He was second-in-command of the English fleet against the Spanish Armada in 1588. He also carried out the second circumnavigation of the world, from 1577 to 1580. He died of dysentery in January 1596 after unsuccessfully attacking San Juan, Puerto Rico.
His exploits were legendary, making him a hero to the English but a pirate to the Spaniards to whom he was known as El Draque. King Philip II was said to have offered a reward of 20,000 ducats, about £4 million (US$6.5M) by modern standards, for his life.

More detail can be seen in Wikipedia and other sites on the web. The ships he serverd on are written up under their own names.
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Re: Drake. Sir Francis

Post by aukepalmhof » Wed Apr 18, 2018 3:36 am

Cabo Verde 2006 44$ sg?, scott 875.
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