El Draque
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El Draque is the Spanish nickname for Sir Francis Drake, the famed 16th-century English sea captain, privateer, and circumnavigator who raided Spanish possessions in the Americas.
Statements (30)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | nickname → |
| appliedBy |
Spaniards
→
Spanish Empire → |
| associatedWithEvent |
Anglo-Spanish War (1585–1604)
→
surface form: "Anglo-Spanish War"
Spanish treasure fleet raids → attacks on Spanish America → |
| associatedWithRegion |
Caribbean Sea
→
Pacific coast of the Americas → Spanish West Indies →
surface form: "Spanish Main"
|
| connotation |
fearsome
→
hostile to Spain → |
| languageOfOrigin | Spanish → |
| meaning |
the Dragon
→
surface form: "The Dragon"
|
| opposedBy |
Spanish monarchy
→
surface form: "Spanish Crown"
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| refersTo | Francis Drake → |
| refersToActivity | raiding Spanish possessions in the Americas → |
| refersToMilitaryRole | English privateer against Spain → |
| refersToNationality | English → |
| refersToNotableAchievement | circumnavigation of the Earth → |
| refersToOccupation |
explorer
→
navigator → privateer → sea captain → |
| refersToTimePeriod | 16th century → |
| refersToTitle |
Francis Drake
→
surface form: "Sir Francis Drake"
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| usedAs | propaganda term in Spain → |
| usedBy |
Spanish colonists
→
Spanish sailors → |
| usedIn |
Spanish chronicles of the 16th century
→
Spanish colonial records → |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.