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unusual facts about Sir 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.

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.

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).

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.

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".

Pat Croce

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

Piracy in the British Virgin Islands

Bellamy soon learned that from this location, ships could be seen (and then ambushed) while sailing through the Sir Francis Drake Channel – named for the famed privateer, 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.

Rob Childs

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

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.


see also

Alderney Steam Packet Company

Helper had been built for the West Cornwall Railway in 1873 by William Allsup of Preston as the Sir Francis Drake.

Chloe Frazer

Chloe returns in Uncharted 3: Drake's Deception, working with Nate, Sully and new character Charlie Cutter to infiltrate the inner circle of Katherine Marlowe, who possesses the clues about the details of Sir Francis Drake's voyage to Arabia.

Drake baronets

The baronets' seat was originally Buckland Abbey, Sir Francis Drake's home, but upon their inheritance of Nutwell Court, near Exeter, the Drakes ceased to live year-round at Buckland.

Finnila's Finnish Baths

Director Don Siegel filmed the final scenes of the 1971 movie Dirty Harry on the Larkspur Landing area owned by Alfred Finnila - owner of Finnila's Finnish Baths - as well as the adjacent East Sir Francis Drake Boulevard in Larkspur, California.