Francis Drake
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Francis Drake was a 16th-century English sea captain, privateer, and navigator best known for circumnavigating the globe and raiding Spanish possessions during the Age of Exploration.
Observed surface forms (2)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
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| Sir Francis Drake | 14 |
| Francis Drake (namesake of Drake Passage) | 1 |
Statements (51)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
explorer
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human ⓘ naval officer ⓘ politician ⓘ privateer ⓘ sea captain ⓘ |
| battle |
Anglo-Spanish War (1585–1604)
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surface form:
Raid on Cadiz (1587)
Spanish Armada ⓘ
surface form:
Spanish Armada (1588)
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| burialPlace | at sea near Portobelo, Panama ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | dysentery ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Kingdom of England ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | c. 1540 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 28 January 1596 ⓘ |
| endTimeOfCircumnavigation | 26 September 1580 ⓘ |
| era |
Age of Exploration
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Tudor dynasty ⓘ
surface form:
Elizabethan era
|
| ethnicGroup | English ⓘ |
| expedition | circumnavigation voyage 1577–1580 ⓘ |
| fullName | Francis Drake self-link ⓘ |
| honorificPrefix | Sir ⓘ |
| involvedIn | Anglo-Spanish War (1585–1604) ⓘ |
| knownFor |
first English circumnavigation of the Earth
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raids on Spanish possessions in the Americas ⓘ role in the defeat of the Spanish Armada ⓘ |
| mannerOfDeath | disease ⓘ |
| militaryBranch |
Royal Navy
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surface form:
English Navy
|
| militaryRank | vice admiral ⓘ |
| monarchServed | Elizabeth I of England ⓘ |
| nickname | El Draque ⓘ |
| notableEvent |
claimed Nova Albion (in present-day California) for England
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participated in early English slave-trading voyages with John Hawkins ⓘ |
| notableWork | circumnavigation of the globe (1577–1580) ⓘ |
| occupation |
Member of Parliament
ⓘ
explorer ⓘ navigator ⓘ privateer ⓘ sea captain ⓘ slave trader ⓘ |
| parliamentaryBody | Parliament of England ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Tavistock, Devon, England ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | off Portobelo, Panama ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
Mayor of Plymouth
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Member of Parliament for Plymouth ⓘ |
| religion | Protestantism ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| shipCommanded |
Golden Hind
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Pelican ⓘ Revenge ⓘ |
| spouse |
Elizabeth Sydenham
ⓘ
Mary Newman ⓘ |
| startTimeOfCircumnavigation | 13 December 1577 ⓘ |
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Francis Drake (namesake of Drake Passage)
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