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| “ | It isn't that life ashore is distasteful to me. But life at sea is better.
— Francis Drake
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Sir Francis Drake was an English sea captain, privateer, naval officer, explorer, and slave trader of the Elizabethan era. Drake is most famously known for his circumnavigation of the world.
Early in his life, Drake worked as a merchant sailor and explorer, often working alongside his cousins. His first real interaction with the Spanish ended poorly. As he planned out trading with the Spaniards in a port in modern Mexico, his fleet was attacked. In the end only 2 ships escaped and Drake and his ally John Hawkins were forced to swim to safety.
As he grew older, he eventually was hired out by the royal crown as a privateer. His dislike for the Spanish prompted him to target them primarily, taking dozens of their ships and sacking many of their ports. He was in his time sent to do many things by the members of the royal family, most famously being sent to travel the Pacific ocean and from their circumnavigated the world. Upon his return, he granted knighthood for his actions. He eventually died from dysentery at around age 53.
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