Why Did Drake Circumnavigate the Globe
The Objective of Drake’s Voyage (Which Was Shrouded in Secrecy) Was to Intercept the Gold and Jewels, Which the Spanish Were Removing from South America (The...
The objective of Drake’s voyage (which was shrouded in secrecy) was to intercept the gold and jewels, which the Spanish were removing from South America (the Spanish ‘Main’) and shipping back to Spain across the Isthmus of Panama.
Why did Francis Drake circumnavigate the world in 1577? Drake’s aim went he set sail in 1577 was attack the Spanish not circumnavigate the world. He wanted to attack Spanish colonies in the Pacific. Anglo- Spanish relations had been declining and gave him an opportunity to attack.
Sir Francis Drake was the most renowned seaman of the Elizabethan Age. His voyages, especially his circumnavigation of the earth, increased British interest in the Pacific Ocean. This would later lead to many trading ventures of Britain in the Far East.
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