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Most famous as the first Englishman to sail
around the world, Sir Francis Drake was also a pirate! His famous ship, the
Golden Hind, is the model upon which The Treasure Ship was designed. The story
of Drake and his sturdy ship, the Golden Hind, is a tale of bravery and
discovery, with a touch of pirate's plunder! Sir Francis Drake was born in 1543
near Tavistock in Devonshire, England. Early in his life, he expressed an
interest in the sea and worked as a sailor while still a boy. His first long
voyage was at the age
of 20 when he sailed to Guinea, on the west coast of Africa in a slave
transporter with his cousin, Sir John Hawkins. It was during his adventures
with Hawkins that he developed his lifelong hatred for the Spanish. He saw
first hand the wrath of the Spaniards, when his ship was attacked and many of
his crew killed.
Upon his return to
England, he sought and obtained a pirateering commission from Queen
Elizabeth that gave him official license to steal from the King of
Spain. His first major venture as a pirate was an attack upon the
Spanish held city of Panama (No, not Panama City, Florida, but our
sister city, Panama City, Panama in Central America).
