sep 1, 1577 - Sir Francis Drake
Completed the first full circumnavigation around the world
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In 1572 Sir Francis Drake went on the first independent voyage from Panama to Plymouth with a crew of 73 other men. In 1577, Queen Elizabeth sent Drake out against the Spanish along the Pacific coast where he completed the first full circumnavigation around South America.
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