What Countries Did Sir Francis Drake Explore
He Sailed to the West Indies and the Coast of Florida and Mercilessly Plundered Spanish Ports There, Taking Santiago in the Cape Verde Islands, Cartagena in...
He sailed to the West Indies and the coast of Florida and mercilessly plundered Spanish ports there, taking Santiago in the Cape Verde Islands, Cartagena in Colombia, St. Augustine in Florida and San Domingo (now Santo Domingo, capital of the Dominican Republic).
Where did Sir Francis Drake explore?
He travelled up the west coast of South America, plundering Spanish ports. He continued north, hoping to find a route across to the Atlantic, and sailed further up the west coast of America than any European.
What were Sir Francis Drake's explorations?
Sir Francis Drake is best known for circumnavigating Earth (1577–80), preying on Spanish ships along the way. Later he was credited for his defense of England by raiding Spain’s harbour at Cádiz in 1587 and (according to many sources) by disrupting the Spanish Armada in the English Channel with fire ships in 1588.
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