Francis Drake Francis Drake was born between 1540 and 1544 in a town in England called Tavistock, Devon. He was born to Edmund Drake and Mary Mylwaye Drake. Although, Francis Drake was brought up in Plymouth by the Hawkins family, relatives who worked as merchants and privateers. At the age of 18, he went to sea for the first time with the Hawkins family, and by the 1560s had earned command of his own ship called The Judith. Afterwards, he made many voyages to participate in profitable trade including illegal slave trade. These expeditions granted him fame and fortune. In 1577, Drake was commissioned by Queen Elizabeth I to set off on an expedition against the Spanish along the Pacific coast of the Americas. He set sail with five small ships He stopped in the Philippines and bought spices in the Molucca Islands. He continued on around the Cape of Good Hope back to England, landing at Plymouth in 1580. He arrived with a cargo of spices and Spanish treasure. He became a hero in England and was later knighted by Queen Elizabeth aboard the Golden Hind. During his travels, Francis Drake used navigation tools such as the cross-staff, astrolabe, mariner’s compass, log line, hourglass, traverse board, and the sounding lead. The astrolabe and cross-staff were used to find the latitude of the ship. Direction and speed of the ship were measured with a compass, traverse board, and logline. These tools were used together to help him through his voyages. Drake’s voyage help expand people’s geographic knowledge. He discovered and claimed California and surrounding land. He also discovered that Tierra del Fuego (the land south of the Magellan Strait) was not part of a southern continent, but a group of islands. In addition, he raided the Spaniards and killed many of them. This helped spark the Spanish war. He also participated in illegal slave trade. Regardless, he was seen as a hero by many. By sailing around the world, he was able to gain riches and take them back to England which helped make them rich. He also inspired others to follow his footsteps and set
His first voyage took place in 1598 with his uncle. He was on his own for his next trip which lasted 2 years. He was in France from 1603 until 1607. They then found some West Indians that
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He is the main reason why Hernan Cortes was able to succeed. He was the man that put Tenochtitlan under siege. He gained the skill of creating from being a blacksmith. He had the entrepreneurship to start his own business in the foreign land of the Americas. In which he introduced EurAsia livestock. He had helped from Hernan Cortes to pursue this conquest without this help nothing would have been possible. This would also led to his downfall. Many believed that Cortes had too much power in the Americas. The King’s nobles and officials keep persuading the king that Cortes was getting powerful. The king started to look the other way, when Cortes needed help. Cortes had sent the king many gifts and this is how he repaid him. Cortes was betrayed by the king and keep being called away for his “crimes”. He could not protect Alonso from his enemies or Alonso from his. Alonso was a “new christian” which marked him. He had to watch his back in New Spain, because “new Christians” were barred from the Americas. His enemies saw this and took advantage. He was convicted on bogus charged. Hernan Alonso was the first person to be burn for being a heretic in the Americas. Alonso was instrumental for the success of Hernan Cortes and vice
He left from Spain with six ships, three to deliver supplies to the colonies in the New World, and three for the exploration to find a more direct route to Asia, which Columbus believed he would find. He sailed to the Canary islands, then west across the Atlantic. On this voyage, Columbus got stuck in the “horse latitudes”, areas where the wind is especially calm. During this time, the crews ran low on water. They reached land on the 31th of July, in present day Trinidad. The quantity of fresh water entering the ocean had Columbus conclude he was on a continent. He concluded that the “Garden of Eden” was on this new continent. In the next months, Columbus continued to explore the surrounding areas, looking for gold and the Garden of Eden. Columbus sailed to one of his previous settlements to find citizens there rebelling against the tyrannic rule he had established there. The exact date of his return to Europe was unknown, however in 1500, the Spanish crown stripped him of his Governor
This all began when Sir Walter Raleigh, a wealthy courtier, sought-after permission from Queen Elizabeth I to establish a colony in North America. On March 25th 1584 he got a charter to start the colony. Raleigh funded and authorized the expedition .He sent two explorers by the names of Phillip Amadas and Arthur Barlowe to claim land for the queen,they departed on the west side of England on April 27th . On May 10 they arrived at the Canaries, a series of islands near the northwest coast of mainland Africa. They arrived at the West Indies on June 10 and stayed there for twelve days then left. On July 4 the explorers saw North American land, they sailed for nine days more looking for an entryway to the sea or river and found one on June 13th. They then set off to explore the land and place it on the map . After they went back two additional journeys there followed after. One group arrived in 1585 and went there for...
Both articles say he changed the world for better, or worst. By discovering the ‘New World’ they found new areas where they could settle down. He sailed all the way from Spain to America, and even when the crew members aboard said to turn
All heroes have flaws, but if those flaws include murder, rape, and kidnapping, that person is really a villain disguised as a hero. Most people look fondly on Christopher Columbus since he traveled to the unknown and started the colonization of America that lead to the countries that we know today. Columbus is not a hero, however, since he did not discover the Americas, he treated the Native Americans inhumanly, and even in his own time, Columbus was a criminal.
Juan Ponce De Leon was sent by the Spanish crown to explored Puerto Rico in search of riches and gold. He took 50 soldiers in one ship and found much gold and opportunity., Tthe expedition was a success and he was named the Governor of Puerto Rico.
If you struggle while paddling across a clear lake, I wouldn’t recommend crossing Drake’s Passage. After reading any description of the passage, one would warily wonder what other dangers the depths hide and why Sir Ernest Shackleton would ever cross it in this condition, a decision I whole-heartedly agree with. Despite the harsh conditions, the desolate attitude of my crew and slim chance of survival, Shackleton pressed on. A feat that seems downright inhuman once you hear of the odds stacked against him. Between waves that can swallow you whole, unpredictable weather systems and waters that are among the coldest on Earth, to even fathom crossing without the proper equipment and years of experience is impossible.
North America. In 1684 he sailed from France with a fleet of four ships on
During the late fifteenth century, navigation was largely based off of physical maps and astronomy, and ships travelled at a fraction of the speed ships do now. Still, Christopher Columbus managed to safely lead a small fleet of ships across the Atlantic, but there was a problem that he never anticipated. In a bid to find easier passage into the far east, Columbus discovered the Americas. If he had been blessed with the navigational technology of the twenty-first century, it would have been evident to Columbus and his crew that he was not in the far east but in a new land altogether.
Christopher Columbus was one of the most legendary sailors and explorers of all time. Christopher Columbus , an italian explorer, was born in the year of 1451 in the Republic of Genoa. Christopher Columbus was a teenager when he first set sail the ocean in 1465. He became a sailor in 1476 and started to travel many places before going on his largest voyage in 1480. In 1492, Christopher Columbus exploration to the New World linked Europe and the Americas. His discoveries enlightened the globe and started a new age of exploration. His standards and morals changed the history of the whole globe. He was known for traveling for all types of reasons for many foreign monarchs. But why would a monarch from one country be interested in employing an explorer from a foreign country to complete such an important task?
Before the most famous historic voyage to the Americas Christopher Columbus had no support to go on his expedition. Christopher Columbus tried to get support from the King of Portugal John II, but he was turned down. Spain finally agreed to sponsor his voyage in 1492 across the Atlantic Ocean. By agreeing to sponsor Christopher Columbus voyage they believed they would have gained leverage in what they were trying to do in Spain. The Reconquista made the Spaniards very powerful. By Christopher Columbus finding new land with people and gold it convinced King Ferdinand and Queen Isabella to continue to support his voyages. Even though the king and queen believed that allowing him to go on the voyages benefited them it actually allowed Christopher
Captain Cook went on many expeditions to the “Pacific Ocean, the Antarctic, the Arctic, and around the world.” Cook's first journey lasted from August 26,1768 to July 13, 1771. He sailed The Endeavour from Plymouth, England, to Brazil, around the southern tip of South America and to Tahiti where he stayed. He went to observe a rare event visible only in the s...
Ferdinand along with his brother were assigned to a Portuguese ship fleet headed towards India in 1505. After this expedition Ferdinand traveled on many expeditions to India and Africa. Although he gained great knowledge in these expeditions, he was injured in several battles. One of these expeditions was a huge soldier and ship force sent by King Manuel to Morocco to influence the Moroccan governor to pay his taxes to the Portuguese Empire. The Portuguese Empire easily defeated the Moroccan troops but Ferdinand stayed behind in Morocco and was later injured in a skirmish that seriously injured him and left h...