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Francis Drake the Privateer Francis Drake was born sometime around 1540 in England He grew up just north of Plymouth an important trading port At an early age Francis was apprenticed to the captain of a small merchant ship During this time he became a skilled sailor Now I’m ready for a grand adventure After his apprenticeship Drake joined John Hawkins a relative and known pirate They set sail for the New World in 1567 on a slave trading mission What will the Spanish think of our venture I doubt they’ll like it But if there’s trouble we will just take their riches At the time Spain controlled the Americas They did not welcome the English in the New World Hawkins and Drake traded in several ports around the Caribbean But soon a storm damaged their ships 4
They sailed to the nearest port San Juan de Ulúa New Spain for repairs But soon several Spanish ships arrived The Spanish won’t like us being here We’ll need to be quickly on our way New Spain is modern-day Mexico For a couple days there was peace But then Drive them into the sea men b g n n a a b g Soon after Spanish cannon fire tore through the English ships Drake and Hawkins barely survived They both returned to England early in 1569 5
