Francis Drake’s circumnavigation

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Francis Drake’s circumnavigation was the famed 16th-century global voyage (1577–1580) that made Drake the first Englishman to sail around the world and significantly challenged Spanish maritime dominance.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf circumnavigation voyage ⓘ
historical event ⓘ
maritime expedition ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Drake’s circumnavigation ⓘ
Drake’s voyage ⓘ
authorizedBy Elizabeth I of England ⓘ
claimedFor Elizabeth I of England ⓘ
commander Francis Drake ⓘ
continentVisited Africa ⓘ
Asia ⓘ
North America ⓘ
South America ⓘ
country Kingdom of England ⓘ
crewSizeAtDeparture about 160 men ⓘ
crewSizeAtReturn about 60 men ⓘ
departureCountry England ⓘ
departurePort Plymouth ⓘ
duration about 3 years ⓘ
economicImpact large profit for English investors ⓘ
endDate 1580-09-26 ⓘ
endYear 1580 ⓘ
flag English flag ⓘ
flagship Golden Hind ⓘ
flagshipRenamedTo Golden Hind ⓘ
hemisphereVisited Eastern Hemisphere ⓘ
Western Hemisphere ⓘ
historicalSignificance one of the earliest successful global circumnavigations after Magellan-Elcano ⓘ
symbol of emerging English seapower in the late 16th century ⓘ
leader Francis Drake ⓘ
notableEvent capture of Spanish treasure along the Pacific coast of the Americas ⓘ
claiming of territory in North America for England ⓘ
raids on Spanish settlements and shipping in the Americas ⓘ
oceanCrossed Atlantic Ocean ⓘ
Indian Ocean ⓘ
Pacific Ocean ⓘ
originalFlagshipName Pelican ⓘ
patron Elizabeth I of England ⓘ
politicalImpact contributed to the background of the Anglo-Spanish War ⓘ
enhanced status of Francis Drake at the English court ⓘ
purpose exploration ⓘ
privateering against Spanish interests ⓘ
search for a route to the Pacific and Asia ⓘ
weakening Spanish maritime power ⓘ
result challenge to Spanish maritime dominance ⓘ
contributed to rising Anglo-Spanish tensions ⓘ
first circumnavigation of the globe by an Englishman ⓘ
significant captured Spanish treasure ⓘ
strengthening of English naval prestige ⓘ
returnPort Plymouth ⓘ
shipUsed Elizabeth (ship) ⓘ
Golden Hind ⓘ
Marigold ⓘ
Pelican ⓘ
Swan (ship) ⓘ
sponsor Elizabeth I of England ⓘ
startDate 1577-12-13 ⓘ
startYear 1577 ⓘ
straitTraversed Strait of Magellan ⓘ
territoryClaimedAs Nova Albion ⓘ

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Pelican → partOf → Francis Drake’s circumnavigation ⓘ
Pelican → notableVoyage → Drake’s circumnavigation 1577–1580 ⓘ
linked to: Francis Drake’s circumnavigation
Swan (ship) → partOf → Drake’s circumnavigation fleet ⓘ
linked to: Francis Drake’s circumnavigation
Nova Albion → discoveryVoyage → Drake's voyage of circumnavigation ⓘ
linked to: Francis Drake’s circumnavigation
Nova Albion → documentedIn → The World Encompassed by Sir Francis Drake ⓘ
linked to: Francis Drake’s circumnavigation