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Sir Francis Drake

Sir Francis Drake. 1563- 1596 Privateer, Knight, guy with a cool mustache . Personality . Known as one of the men Crews loved him Sense of humor Never was known to whip his crew. Life time of achievements . Saved England from the Spanish armada. Disliked Catholics and the spanish.

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Sir Francis Drake

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  1. Sir Francis Drake 1563- 1596 Privateer, Knight, guy with a cool mustache

  2. Personality • Known as one of the men • Crews loved him • Sense of humor • Never was known to whip his crew

  3. Life time of achievements

  4. Saved England from the Spanish armada

  5. Disliked Catholics and the spanish

  6. And was knighted

  7. Early life • Born in Tavistock, Devon (england) • Date of birth is unkown • Parents Edmund and Mary Drake • Father was a preacher • Sent off to live with rich merchant cousins to learn trade

  8. Early carrier • Ate age 23 his cousin and him sailed to the new world, John Hawkins • This is ware his naval experience came from

  9. First hatred of the Spanish • On a voyage with his cousins merchant fleet the spanishtrapt him in the port of San Juan de Ulúa • His cousin was killed this fiery his hatered Of the spanish

  10. Privateering • Legalized pirate • Like the modern-day mercenary • King allowed him to be a pirate against the Spanish • His most famous attack was against the panama city

  11. Raiding • Joined up with Frenchmen Guillaume Le Testu, raided more Spanish colonies with him until captured and Testu was stabbed • Drake escaped, only he survived and a few men survived by building a raft made out of broken ships and getting the treasure they stashed • One journey home to lift sprits of men put on gold crown and acted “feminin” saying I’m the king of Spain

  12. Exploration for the queen • After returning to England the queen sent him back to explore northern California • Stopped at many points in California • Explored many different parts in north America like the south (Carolinas etc.) and Africa, landed in Serrialeone

  13. Spanish armada • Chosen for naval skills • Was vice admiral • Defeated the fleet that was much larger that was going to invade England • Was knighted for it

  14. Final years • After the armada drake lead a series of attacks against Puerto Rico • Died in 1596 from dysentery, • Was anchored off the coast of pannama were spanish treasure ships were known to be

  15. Controversy • Massacred a whole Irish town believing that they were Friendly to ship wrecked Spanish • Was part of the slave trade with cousin

  16. Citations • http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Francis_Drake • http://images.google.com/images?gbv=2&hl=en&sa=1&q=spanish+armada&aq=0&oq=spanish+ar&aqi=g10&start=0 • http://images.google.com/images?gbv=2&hl=en&sa=1&q=spanish+armada&aq=0&oq=spanish+ar&aqi=g10&start=0

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