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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. ... being able to boast of surviving the “Drake shake ...
Drake renamed the Pelican as the Golden Hind on 20 August 1578 [33] to honour his patron, Sir Christopher Hatton, whose family crest was a golden hind (female red deer). Drake passed through the Strait of Magellan in just 16 days. As soon as they entered the Pacific Ocean, violent storms nearly shattered the remaining ships.
This map shows Drake's journey and includes an inset of the harbor at Nova Albion. [36] In 1589, further details emerged when an official account of Drake's circumnavigating voyage by Richard Hakluyt was published. In 1628, Drake's nephew and namesake, Sir Francis Drake, 1st Baronet, published The World Encompassed.
Along with silk, linen, food, and water, Drake also removes four chests of Chinese porcelain ware. Also leaving the ship to travel aboard Golden Hinde is a Black woman, Maria. Drake takes another pilot, Jaun Pascual and leaves behind Colchero. As Colchero has refused to cooperate, Drake hopes Pascual will prove useful.
The row broke two world records, one for the fastest crossing of the Indian Ocean and one for the longest crossing. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] In December 2019, Douglas-Hamilton was part of the six-man team on the first man-powered crossing of Drake Passage , the body of water between South America and Antarctica.