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Sir Francis D rake. birth. Born in a cottage made of rough tree branches on a nobleman's estate in the country of England The estate was located in Tavistock, twenty miles north of the seaport of Plymouth He was the oldest of 11 brothers His father Edmund, was a P rotestant farmer
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birth • Born in a cottage made of rough tree branches on a nobleman's estate in the country of England • The estate was located in Tavistock, twenty miles north of the seaport of Plymouth • He was the oldest of 11 brothers • His father Edmund, was a Protestant farmer • He was a sailor before drake and his 11 other brothers were born
marriage • In 1583, his first wife Mary died an unexpected death • He then married Elizabeth Sydenham • Elizabeth Sydenham was one of the wealthiest women in England • Elizabeth Sydenham
Famous voyage • On December of 1577, he set of on the Golden Hind for his voyage around the world • He reached the coast of Brazil in April of 1578 • On May 21st, he entered the straights of Magellan • He crossed the equator in July and sailed into Plymouth Harbor in September of 1580 • he left with 5 ships and returned with only 1 The Golden Hind
explorer • was a British explorer • Drake led the secound expedition around the world • Ferdinand Magellan was the first person to led the expedition around the world • Drake was also involved in the slave trade and was a fierce warrior • Drake and John Hawkins were on a slave_tradingtrip to the west indies that ended with an attack by the Spanish fleet at San Juan de Ulua
The death • in 1596, he went to the west indies and Central America where he got dysentery • On January 27, 1596, he asked a crew member to help him in his armor • He said that he was going to sleep • The next day, a crew member found Drake dead