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In 1525, Spanish navigator Francisco de Hoces discovered the Drake Passage while sailing south from the entrance of the Strait of Magellan. [2] Because of this, the Drake Passage is referred to as the "Mar de Hoces (Sea of Hoces)" in Spanish maps and sources, while almost always in the rest of the Spanish-speaking countries it is mostly known as “Pasaje de Drake” (in Argentina, mainly), or ...
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The Drake Passage, between the southern tip of South America and Antarctic, is infamous as one of the most dangerous journeys on the planet. But why is it so rough – and how can you cross safely?
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Drake captures a Panama bound ship belonging to Benito Diaz Bravo. His crew removes gold, silver, ships' tackle, and food from the prize. Diaz Bravo estimates these losses at 22,000 pesos. Following his usual practice, Drake liberates four Black slaves and offers them employment on Golden Hinde at the same rate as the rest of his crew. [c]
The island was described by Francis Fletcher (the expedition's chaplain) who left sketches and a map, and by da Silva, the navigator. From this, marine historian Felix Riesenberg produced a composite: an island 30 miles from north to south, almost square, without a peak, with a lake at its centre; he hypothesised that it was the crater of an extinct volcano.