Sir Francis Drake By Fredrick Labranche
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PRESENTATION OUTLINE
WHO
- Sir Francis drake was the eldest of twelve son.
- He later grew up to be captain slave trader, navigator, and a great politician in that era.
WHAT DID HE DO
- He was a vice admiral
- Was granted a privateer commission
- Captured the port of nombre de Dios which was a drop off point for silver and gold in peru
WHERE
- They left Plymouth England on 1577 with six ships.
- They sailed to Brazil, and through the perilous Strait of Magellan.
- At Tierra del Fuego natives gave Drake and his crew food and water
- They sailed by Panama where he pirated Spanish ships and settlements for food and treasures
- He landed on the island of Cano, off the coast of southern Mexico. In North America, he claimed the land he called "Nova Albion" for the Queen
- They then crossed the Pacific Ocean and sailed by Indonesia, through the Indian Ocean, past the Cape of Good Hope, and back to Plymouth, England
WHEN
- On December 13, 1577 he left with 6 ships
- In September 1578 he sailed through magellean route
- By 1579 he sailed through panama and pirated the ships for food and treasure
- In 1580 he returned to the queen and received (£10,000).
FUN FACTS ABOUT MR DRAKE
- Died on January 27, 1596
- He was a pirate for the queen
- First Englishman to sail around the world and defeating the Spanish Armada
- The King of Spain put a bounty on Drake's head of 20,000 ducats. That's around $7 million in today's money!
- The Spanish nicknamed Drake "El Draque", which means "The Dragon".
WHAT WAS HE BEST KNOWN FOR
- He assembled a huge fleet of Spanish warships called the Spanish Armada and sent them to crush the British and take over England
- They sent them into the middle of the Spanish fleet. The captains of the fleet panicked and scattered
