Francis Drake

English sailor and privateer (c. 1540 – 1596)

body of water between South America and Antarctica

1577 galleon, flagship of Francis Drake's circumnavigation

1589 fleet of warships sent to Spain by Queen Elizabeth I of England

fortified island

historical name of the United States Pacific coast

1587 series of attacks by Francis Drake against the Spanish

Grade I listed historic house museum in Devon, England, UK

forged plaque allegedly placed by Francis Drake when landing in California in 1579

first English circumnavigation of the world

strait in the British Virgin Islands and United States Virgin Islands