Sir Francis Drake leaves for the West Indies as a privateer

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Litencyc Editors (Independent Scholar - Europe)

The Literary Encyclopedia. Volume 1.2.1.03: English Writing and Culture: Renaissance (Elizabethan and Jacobean periods) , 1485-1625.
Vol. editors: William M. Hamlin (Washington State University), J A Roe (University of York), Virginia Mason Vaughan (Clark University), Ema Vyroubalova (Trinity College Dublin)

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Colonialism and colonisation

Dates

Date of occurrence 1585-03

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England (Location)
Spain (Involved)

Sir Francis Drake leaves for the West Indies as a privateer. On his voyage, he attacks the Spanish city of Vigo and then crosses the Atlantic attack San Domingo in the Caribbean, returning to England in July of the following year.

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Citation: Editors, Litencyc. "Sir Francis Drake leaves for the West Indies as a privateer". The Literary Encyclopedia. First published 01 February 2011 [https://staging.litencyc.com/php/stopics.php?rec=true&UID=15314, accessed 23 November 2024.]

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