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Around 1583, John Drake and his crew departed from the port of [[Plymouth]] to the south of the Atlantic ocean.<ref>{{Citation |last= |first= |year= |title=The British in the Caribbean|publisher=Cyril Hamshere|publication-place= |page= |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=MCX2XeFGAm4C&q=john+drake+Plymouth+buenos+aires&dq=john+drake+Plymouth+buenos+aires&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwj0-OOQsrzfAhWLDJAKHVPsDhQ4ChDoAQg8MAQ|accessdate= }}</ref> The ship under his command, The 40-ton [[Barque|bark]] ''Francis'', was part of the [[Edward Fenton]] expedition to the Pacific.<ref>{{Cite book|last=Nuttall|first=Zelia|url=https://books.google.com.ar/books?id=tggkDwAAQBAJ&pg=PT53&dq=john+drake+Plymouth+Fenton&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwjDmeeBzLPqAhX-J7kGHTLEBlgQ6AEwAHoECAcQAg#v=onepage&q=john%20drake%20Plymouth%20Fenton&f=false|title=New Light on Drake, A Collection of Documents relating to his Voyage of Circumnavigation, 1577-1580|date=|publisher=Taylor & Francis|year=2017|isbn=978-1-317-08838-7|location=|pages=|language=en}}</ref> After their victory at the [[battle of São Vicente]] and the subsequent split of the English force, Drake headed to the Rio de la Plata.<ref>{{Cite book|last=Mason|first=A. E. W.|url=https://books.google.com.ar/books?id=p1ukDwAAQBAJ&pg=PT361&dq=fenton+john+drake+buenos+aires&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwiRwc3gpbLqAhVwILkGHRfMDAAQ6AEwAXoECAUQAg#v=onepage&q=fenton%20john%20drake%20buenos%20aires&f=false|title=The Life of Francis Drake|date=2018-12-05|publisher=Papamoa Press|isbn=978-1-78912-577-1|language=en}}</ref> The ''Francis'' was wrecked on the mouth of the river, in a shoal later known as ''banco Inglès'' |
Around 1583, John Drake and his crew departed from the port of [[Plymouth]] to the south of the Atlantic ocean.<ref>{{Citation |last= |first= |year= |title=The British in the Caribbean|publisher=Cyril Hamshere|publication-place= |page= |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=MCX2XeFGAm4C&q=john+drake+Plymouth+buenos+aires&dq=john+drake+Plymouth+buenos+aires&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwj0-OOQsrzfAhWLDJAKHVPsDhQ4ChDoAQg8MAQ|accessdate= }}</ref> The ship under his command, The 40-ton [[Barque|bark]] ''Francis'', was part of the [[Edward Fenton]] expedition to the Pacific.<ref>{{Cite book|last=Nuttall|first=Zelia|url=https://books.google.com.ar/books?id=tggkDwAAQBAJ&pg=PT53&dq=john+drake+Plymouth+Fenton&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwjDmeeBzLPqAhX-J7kGHTLEBlgQ6AEwAHoECAcQAg#v=onepage&q=john%20drake%20Plymouth%20Fenton&f=false|title=New Light on Drake, A Collection of Documents relating to his Voyage of Circumnavigation, 1577-1580|date=|publisher=Taylor & Francis|year=2017|isbn=978-1-317-08838-7|location=|pages=|language=en}}</ref> After their victory at the [[battle of São Vicente]] and the subsequent split of the English force, Drake headed to the Rio de la Plata.<ref>{{Cite book|last=Mason|first=A. E. W.|url=https://books.google.com.ar/books?id=p1ukDwAAQBAJ&pg=PT361&dq=fenton+john+drake+buenos+aires&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwiRwc3gpbLqAhVwILkGHRfMDAAQ6AEwAXoECAUQAg#v=onepage&q=fenton%20john%20drake%20buenos%20aires&f=false|title=The Life of Francis Drake|date=2018-12-05|publisher=Papamoa Press|isbn=978-1-78912-577-1|language=en}}</ref> The ''Francis'' was wrecked on the mouth of the river, in a shoal later known in Spanish as ''banco Inglès'' after this incident. He and his men were captured by the [[Charrúa]] Indians in today's [[Uruguay|Uruguayan coast]], with whom he remained captive for some time.<ref>{{Citation |last= |first= |year= |title=Historia marítima argentina|publisher=Departamento de Estudios Históricos Navales|publication-place= |page= |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=z3ovAQAAMAAJ&q=john+drake+buenos+aires&dq=john+drake+buenos+aires&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwiIuq-RmLzfAhWHUZAKHZIiBfIQ6AEISzAH|accessdate= }}</ref> |
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In 1584, he was arrested in Buenos Aires by the Spanish authorities, being sent to the city of [[Santa Fe, Argentina|Santa Fe]], where he was interrogated through the intervention of an English interpreter, before conqueror Don [[Juan de Torres de Vera y Aragón]] and the notary Don [[Francisco Pérez de Burgos]].<ref>{{Citation |last= |first= |year= |title=La dragontea de Lope de Vega Carpio ...|publisher=Lope de Vega|publication-place= |page= |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=HSI-AAAAIAAJ&q=john+drake+francisco+perez+de+burgos+buenos+aires&dq=john+drake+francisco+perez+de+burgos+buenos+aires&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjujoXMoLzfAhVIlpAKHU03AFAQ6AEIMzAC|accessdate= }}</ref> |
In 1584, he was arrested in Buenos Aires by the Spanish authorities, being sent to the city of [[Santa Fe, Argentina|Santa Fe]], where he was interrogated through the intervention of an English interpreter, before conqueror Don [[Juan de Torres de Vera y Aragón]] and the notary Don [[Francisco Pérez de Burgos]].<ref>{{Citation |last= |first= |year= |title=La dragontea de Lope de Vega Carpio ...|publisher=Lope de Vega|publication-place= |page= |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=HSI-AAAAIAAJ&q=john+drake+francisco+perez+de+burgos+buenos+aires&dq=john+drake+francisco+perez+de+burgos+buenos+aires&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjujoXMoLzfAhVIlpAKHU03AFAQ6AEIMzAC|accessdate= }}</ref> |
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John Drake | |
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| Personal details | |
| Born | c. 1560 Devon, England |
| Died | 1600s |
| Relations | Francis Drake (his uncle)[1] |
| Occupation | Privateer |
| Profession | Sailor |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance |  Kingdom of England |
| Years of service | 1575-1600s |
| Rank | Captain |
| Battles/wars | Anglo-Spanish War |
John Drake (c. 1560–1600s) was an English privateer who attempted an ill-fated incursion against the Spanish Empire on the shores of the Río de la Plata.[2]
Biography
Around 1583, John Drake and his crew departed from the port of Plymouth to the south of the Atlantic ocean.[3] The ship under his command, The 40-ton bark Francis, was part of the Edward Fenton expedition to the Pacific.[4] After their victory at the battle of São Vicente and the subsequent split of the English force, Drake headed to the Rio de la Plata.[5] The Francis was wrecked on the mouth of the river, in a shoal later known in Spanish as banco Inglès after this incident. He and his men were captured by the Charrúa Indians in today's Uruguayan coast, with whom he remained captive for some time.[6]
In 1584, he was arrested in Buenos Aires by the Spanish authorities, being sent to the city of Santa Fe, where he was interrogated through the intervention of an English interpreter, before conqueror Don Juan de Torres de Vera y Aragón and the notary Don Francisco Pérez de Burgos.[7]
After his interrogation, John Drake was sent to Asunción and then to Lima, where he was tried and sentenced to a lifetime of captivity. In 1587, a Portuguese pilot reported he was alive and well in Peru. Drake never returned to England.
References
- ^ Historia de la Universidad:, Luis Antonio Eguiguren
- ^ Buenos Aires: desde sus orígenes hasta Hernandarias, Enrique de Gandía
- ^ The British in the Caribbean, Cyril Hamshere
- ^ Nuttall, Zelia (2017). New Light on Drake, A Collection of Documents relating to his Voyage of Circumnavigation, 1577-1580. Taylor & Francis. ISBN 978-1-317-08838-7.
- ^ Mason, A. E. W. (2018-12-05). The Life of Francis Drake. Papamoa Press. ISBN 978-1-78912-577-1.
- ^ Historia marítima argentina, Departamento de Estudios Históricos Navales
- ^ La dragontea de Lope de Vega Carpio ..., Lope de Vega