Sir Francis Drake
died Jan. 28, 1596, at sea, off Puerto Bello, Pan.
Sir Francis Drake, oil on panel, after an engraving attributed to Jodocus Hondius, c. 1583; in …
Archivio I.G.D.A./© DeA Picture Library
English admiral who circumnavigated the globe (1577–80) and was the most renowned seaman of the Elizabethan Age.
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