Francis Drake and John Hawkins make last voyage to the Spanish Main

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Litencyc Editors (Independent Scholar - Europe)

The Literary Encyclopedia. Volume 4.1.3: Hispanic Writing and Culture of Central America and the Caribbean.
Vol. editors: Ben Bollig (University of Oxford), Ceire Broderick (University College Cork), Nuala Finnegan (University College Cork), Anna Forné (Gothenburg University), Cara Levey (University College Cork), Lori Oxford (Western Carolina University), Ailsa Peate (University of Westminster)

Domains

Colonialism and colonisation

Dates

Date of occurrence 1595-08-28

Places

America - Central (Location)
England (Involved)
Spain (Involved)

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Sir Francis Drake and Sir John Hawkins leave Plymouth on what is to be their last voyage to the Spanish Main.

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Citation: Editors, Litencyc. "Francis Drake and John Hawkins make last voyage to the Spanish Main". The Literary Encyclopedia. First published 01 February 2011 [https://www.litencyc.com/php/stopics.php?rec=true&UID=15489, accessed 19 April 2024.]

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