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Sir Francis Drake Â© Drake was an Elizabethan sailor and navigator, and the first Englishman to circumnavigate the globe. Francis Drake was born in Tavistock, Devon in around 1540 and went to sea at an early age. In 1567, Drake made one of the first English slaving voyages as part of a fleet led by his cousin John Hawkins, bringing African slaves to work in the 'New World'.
English navigator and privateer, Francis Drake. Miniature from the studio of Nicholas Hilliard, c1591. (Photo by Universal History Archive/Getty Images) A few weeks later, Drake set sail for a second time. He did not return to England for nearly three years, until after completing his circumnavigation mission. Alongside his exploratory successes in sailing across the earth, Sir Francis Drake was also one of the most prominent naval leaders of the Spanish Armada in 1588. Here, we look at the seamanâs lifeâ¦ Born: c1540 in Tavistock, Devon. Died: 28 January 1596, off of the coast of Portobelo, Panama. Remembered for: Being one of the most famous seamen of the 16 th century and for becoming the first Englishman to circumnavigate the world.