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33 unusual facts about Francis Drake


Albion, California

Albion was named in 1844, as a reference to when Sir Francis Drake landed on the northern California coast and called it New Albion.

Andrew Jackson Merchant

He was the grandson of Truman Merchant, a Revolutionary War soldier and cousin of Vice-President Aaron Burr, and was descended from Captain John Marchant, who died along with Sir Francis Drake in his 1595 campaign.

Anglo Colombian School

Additionally, there's a fifth house, DRAKE (after Sir Francis Drake), reserved for alumni.

Baiona, Pontevedra

In 1585 the inhabitants of Baiona repelled an attempt to take the town by the privateer Francis Drake.

Cape Arago State Park

In 1579 Sir Francis Drake is purported to have sought shelter for his ship, the Golden Hinde, around Cape Arago.

Cathedral Basilica of St. Augustine

In 1586, an attack led by Sir Francis Drake on St. Augustine resulted in the cathedral burning down.

Club Guaraní

The mentioned colors were also used by English privateer Francis Drake in his emblem and shield, which is another reason why they were chosen to represent the club.

Dawsonne Drake

Born in Madras, India (now Chennai, India) in 1724, Dawsonne Drake was the second son of George Drake (4 December 1696 - 1741), a native of Buckland and descendant of Sir Francis Drake, and his wife, Sophia Bugden.

Dr. Futurity

To resolve this situation, Parsons travels with Corith's relatives back to Corith's previous assignment in 1579 on the Pacific Coast of North America, where Corith was to kill Sir Francis Drake in order to change history and preserve the Native American way of life, avoiding their subjugation by European colonial powers.

Drimys winteri

When Sir Francis Drake sailed round the world in 1577-80, of the four ships accompanying the Golden Hind at the outset, the only ship that successfully rounded Cape Horn with him was the Elizabeth, captained by John Winter; the two ships separated in a storm and Winter turned back.

El Dragón

Sir Francis Drake, who earned the nickname for his privateering efforts in the Spanish Main during the 16th century.

Fire Over England

With the support of Queen Elizabeth I (Flora Robson), English sea raiders such as Sir Francis Drake regularly capture Spanish merchantmen bringing gold from the New World.

Gap year

In 1978, the Prince of Wales and Colonel John Blashford-Snell began what is now known as Raleigh International by launching Operation Drake, an expedition voyage around the world following Sir Francis Drake's route.

Hans P. Kraus

One area of particular interest for Kraus was books relating to Sir Francis Drake.

Herbert Eugene Bolton

Bolton's biggest mistake was his February 1937 authentication of Drake's Plate of Brass, which was a forgery of a mythical brass plaque purportedly placed by Sir Francis Drake upon his arrival in 1579.

If You Know Not Me, You Know Nobody

She escapes Doctor William Parry's assassination plot and faces the Spanish Armada's attempted invasion of England with other characters of political importance (notably Sir Francis Drake).

Iglesia de la Matriz

In 1578, Sir Francis Drake was said to have devastated the port and looted the chapel, taking its treasures and a chalice of silver.

Joseph Boehm

His most important works include St George and the Dragon, which can be found outside the State Library of Victoria, and Francis Drake.

Lancelot Voisin de La Popelinière

As Kenneth Andrews has commented, this thesis cannot be proved, and has evidently failed to convince some other authorities, but it must be taken seriously in the light of references to Francesco’s project contained in the dispatches of Michel de Castelnau de la Mauvissière, French ambassador in London, during the period 1577-1580 when he reported on the voyages of John Frobisher, Humphrey Gilbert and Francis Drake.

Machalilla National Park

It incorporates beaches, fog forest, dry forest, small islands and two larger islands, Salango and Isla de la Plata, the latter named for a legendary hoard of silver left by Sir Francis Drake.

New Albion Brewing Company

In October 1976, along with business partners Suzy Stern and Jane Zimmerman, McAuliffe officially began the New Albion Brewing Company, the name given to the San Francisco Bay Area by sailor-explorer Sir Francis Drake, as well as a former San Francisco brewery of the same name.

Nombre de Dios, Colón

In June 1572 the English privateer Francis Drake sacked the colony and in April of the following year he ambushed the Spanish Silver Train, a mule convoy carrying a fortune in precious metals.

Olompali State Historic Park

An Elizabethan silver sixpence minted in 1567 was discovered in the park by archeologists, indicating that villagers may have had contact with Sir Francis Drake or with people who had traded with the early English explorer.

Operation Lucid

The idea of using fire ships against Hitler's invasion as the English had attacked the Spanish Armada in 1588 appealed to Churchill's sense of history; and, recalling a pre-emptive attack by Sir Francis Drake, Churchill said that just as Drake had "singed the King of Spain's beard", he wanted to "singe Mr Hitler's moustache".

Oscar Hartzell

According to Hartzell, in 1915 he met a couple of con artists who promised to turn his mother's $6000 into $6 million by giving him a share of the held fortune of Sir Francis Drake.

Pat Croce

In October 2011, Croce financed and served on the monumental expedition that located the shipwrecks of Sir Francis Drake.

Ribeira Brava, Cape Verde

The city was founded in the sixteenth century after locals settled here to escape continuous pirate attacks by the likes of Sir Francis Drake.

Riohacha

The next major attack, led by the famous English pirate Francis Drake, took place in 1569, when Drake pillaged the city searching for gold and pearls.

River Ravensbourne

Queen Elizabeth I knighted Francis Drake on board the Golden Hind in Deptford Creek on Drake's return from his circumnavigation of the globe in 1580.

Rob Childs

Rob has also written non-sports books based on historical characters: for example, Guy Fawkes and Sir Francis Drake.

Tagus

For example, in 1587, Sir Francis Drake briefly approached the river after his successful raid at Cadiz.

The Antipodes

Brome may have pulled hints and suggestions from other travel accounts, since the play refers to the famous English explorers of the day, Sir Francis Drake, Martin Frobisher, Sir Richard Hawkins, and Sir Thomas Cavendish.

Youth Challenge Australia

YCA's history stretches back to 1978, when HRH the Prince of Wales launched a 2-year, round-the-world youth expedition to commemorate the 400th anniversary of Sir Francis Drake's circumnavigation of the globe.


Architecture of Mexico

The September 23, 1568, its walls witnessed the Battle of San Juan de Ulúa, in which a fleet of bodyguards of the Spanish Armada, led by General Francisco Luján beat a fleet of British pirates under the command of Francis Drake and John Hawkins.

Dolphin Square

At the south (Thames) side of the Square the houses are Grenville, Drake, Raleigh and Hawkins.

Layerthorpe

York historian Francis Drake suggested in his Eboracum (1736) that the first part of the name referred to a resting-place (or "lair") used by deer on the edge of the Forest of Galtres.

Mullion, Cornwall

Privateer James Erisey was born at Erisey House near Mullion: he accompanied Francis Drake on three occasions.

Walter Herries Pollock

Among the subjects he discussed included the works of Richelieu, Colbert, Victor Hugo, Sir Francis Drake and Théophile Gautier.