oct 1, 1564 - Returns from Britain on a new voyage
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Drake returns from Britain 1564:- Stops again at the Canaries
- Englishmen captured slaves in Sierra Leone
- Then sailed to the West Indies and the coast of South America, where slaves and goods were sold at a substantial profit
- Spanish King had forbidden his subjects to trade with the foreigners so Hawkins pretended to attack the colonial ports, after which the people surrender to his demand and bought his cargo at good prices
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Date:
oct 1, 1564
Now
~ 462 years ago