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Subj: Today in History - Sep 26
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English seaman Francis Drake returns to Plymouth, England, in the Golden Hind, becoming the first British navigator to sail the
earth.
On December 13, 1577, Drake set out from England with five ships on a mission to raid Spanish holdings on the Pacific coast of
the New World. After crossing the Atlantic, Drake abandoned two of his ships in South America and then sailed into the Straits
of Magellan with the remaining three. A series of devastating storms besieged his expedition in the treacherous straits, wrecki
ng one ship and forcing another to return to England. Only the Golden Hind reached the Pacific Ocean, but Drake continued undau
nted up the western coast of South America, raiding Spanish settlements and capturing a rich Spanish treasure ship.
Drake then continued up the western coast of North America, searching for a possible northeast passage back to the Atlantic. Re
aching as far north as present-day Washington before turning back, Drake paused near San Francisco Bay in June 1579 to repair h
is ship and prepare for a journey across the Pacific. Calling the land “Nova Albion,” Drake claimed the territory for Queen
Elizabeth I.
In July, the expedition set off across the Pacific, visiting several islands before rounding Africas Cape of Good Hope and r
eturning to the Atlantic Ocean. On September 26, 1580, the Golden Hind returned to Plymouth, England, bearing its rich captured
treasure and valuable information about the worlds great oceans. In 1581, Queen Elizabeth I knighted Drake during a visit t
o his ship. The most renowned of the Elizabethan seamen, he later played a crucial role in the defeat of the Spanish Armada. Th
e explorer died 1596 at the age of 56.
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