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Francis Drake

English sailor and privateer (c. 1540 – 1596)

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About Francis Drake

Sir Francis Drake was an English explorer and privateer best known for making the second circumnavigation of the world in a single expedition between 1577 and 1580. He is also known for participating in the early English slaving voyages of his cousin, John Hawkins, and John Lovell. Having started as a simple seaman, in 1588 he was part of the fight against the Spanish Armada as a vice admiral.

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Occupation: explorer, sailor, politician, engineer
Position held: Member of the 1572-83 Parliament, Member of the 1584-85 Parliament, Member of the 1593 Parliament
Citizenship: Kingdom of England
Born: July 13, 1540, 1545, 1540

Facts from Wikidata (CC0). Image by Marcus Gheeraerts the Younger via Wikimedia Commons (Public domain).

Died

January 28, 1596, January 27, 1596

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