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January 27, 1596 (55 years old)
Zodiac Sign
Cancer
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Francis Drake
Sir Francis Drake is a British explorer, captain, private soldier, naval officer and politician. Drake is best known for traveling around the world on a single expedition, from 1577 to 1580. This included his voyage into the Pacific, until it was a poisonous region. Spanish rights and his declaration of New Albion for England. ., an area that is today the state of California in the United States. His expedition ushered in an era of conflict with the Spanish on the west coast of the Americas, an area previously largely undiscovered by Western shipping. Elizabeth I knighted Drake in 1581 which he received on the Golden Hind in Deptford. The same year, he was appointed mayor of Plymouth. As deputy admiral, he was the second commander of the British fleet in the victorious battle against the Spanish army in 1588. After an unsuccessful attack on San Juan, Puerto Rico, he died. because of dysentery in January 1596.

About Francis Drake

Francis Drake
Francis Drake

Explorer Francis Drake was born in Tavistock, England on July 13, 1540. He dies at the age of 55, on January 27, 1596.

Sea captain and slaver who commanded the English fleet against the Spanish Armada under Queen Elizabeth I of England in 1588.

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Francis Drake before becoming famous

Francis Drake was born in the Zodiac sign Cancer (The Crab), and 1540 is the year of the Chinese Zodiac Rat (鼠).

When he was 23, he set sail for the New World for the first time.

Achievement of Francis Drake

On April 4, 1581, Queen Queen Elizabeth knighted him.

Francis Drake's Family, Spouse, Dating and Relationship

In 1569, he married Mary Newman, who died soon after. He was married to Elizabeth Sydenham at the time of his death.

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On various occasions, Elizabeth I dispatched him on excursions.

Francis Drake Income & Net worth

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