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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 ...
Drake set up the fleet over the year – the command ship and one that Drake had finished building was the Pelican, Its design being based on the Biscayan built nao Victoria, [12] the first ship to circumnavigate the world. It was 150 tons and was the most powerful ship of the expedition with eighteen guns in total.
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?
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 Englishmen vowed when they saw the Pacific Ocean that one day they would sail its waters [58] – which Drake would do years later as part of his circumnavigation of the world. [59] When Drake returned to Plymouth after the raids, the government signed a temporary truce with King Philip II of Spain and so was unable to acknowledge Drake's ...
Golden Hind was a galleon captained by Francis Drake in his circumnavigation of the world between 1577 and 1580. She was originally known as Pelican, but Drake renamed her mid-voyage in 1578, in honour of his patron, Sir Christopher Hatton, whose crest was a golden hind (a female red deer). Hatton was one of the principal sponsors of Drake's ...
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Drake seemingly responded after an alleged NSFW video of himself made waves online. During his concert in Nashville, Tennessee, on Thursday, February 9, Drake, 37, appeared to poke fun at the ...