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Sir Francis Drake
(1540-1596)
NAME AUTHORITIES:
LOC:    Drake, Francis, Sir, 1540?-1596
NRA:    Drake, Sir Francis (1540-1596) Knight, pirate, sea captain and explorer
DNB:    Drake, Sir Francis (1540-1596), pirate, sea captain, and explorer
LBT ID: FrDrake1596    VIAF ID: 100250627    LOC ID: n79008204		B/BAP:   1540
DIED:   1596-01-27
SOURCES: DNB; Virtual International Authority File; LOC Name Authority File
The first Englishman to circumnavigate the globe (1577-80) in expeditions against the Spanish, and who participated in the destruction of the Armada (1588).
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