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Sir Francis Drake, Vice Admiral, (c. 1540 – January 28, 1596) was an English privateer, navigator, naval pioneer and raider, politician and civil engineer of the Elizabethan era.

He was the first captain to circumnavigate the globe (Magellan did not survive his voyage, which was completed by Juan Sebastián Elcano). He was second-in-command of the English fleet against the Spanish Armada in 1588. He died of dysentery while unsuccessfully attacking San Juan, Puerto Rico in 1596.

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Drake road widening raises concerns about removing redwoods
Marin Independent-Journal, CA - 15 hours ago
Fairfax officials say no old-growth redwood trees should be cut to make way for a wider Sir Francis Drake Boulevard through Samuel P. Taylor State Park. ...


Britain's transoceanic hopes under threat
Independent, UK - 22 hours ago
... point of one of their greatest maritime forefathers, Sir Francis Drake, Britain's current squadron of transoceanic maritime heroes is in trouble. ...


David Hoffman: Bicycle coalition weighs in on Drake road project
Marin Independent-Journal, CA - 27 Apr 2008
THE REPAVING project on a section of Sir Francis Drake Boulevard through Samuel P. Taylor State Park is drawing increased attention (letters in the April 6 ...
Bicyclists celebrate Earth Day in NoHo 4/30 Los Angeles Times
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Canadian Space Agency
Industry Canada (press release), Canada - 7 hours ago
What strikes me about the story is that it required much more than swashbuckling sea dogs like Sir Francis Drake and Sir Walter Raleigh. ...


Park View holds amazing Renaissance Faire
Yucaipa/Calimesa News Mirror, CA - 8 May 2008
One of history's most famous men came to the Renaissance Faire, Sir Francis Drake, who told the students of Park View how “many difficulties we had to ...


Church carwash to benefit youth volunteers
Marin Independent-Journal, CA - 6 May 2008
San Anselmo's Sleepy Hollow Presbyterian Church will host a carwash from 10 am to 2 pm Saturday at the Sir Francis Drake High School parking lot at 1327 Sir ...


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Solar neighbourhood a first for Canada
Canada.com, Canada - 7 May 2008
Denise Francis has made the switch to solar energy with the purchase of her two-storey home in the Drake Landing Solar Community in Okotoks, just south of ...


Barry Spitz: Fleet Feet's Yoakum smiles through tough times in San
Marin Independent-Journal, CA - 20 Apr 2008
"Five Marin Athletic Club runners (Barni, Bill Ranney, Steve Brown, Rich Kotoff and another runner) were selected for a section along Sir Francis Drake ...


Posted By Foster, Jim
The Barrie Examiner, Canada - 26 Apr 2008
I've always suspected there was something going on between Her Majesty and Sir Francis Drake in spite of the fact that the vice-admiral wore puce leotards ...


Chapter 11
USA Today - 4 May 2008
Three men whom Ralph Lane sent from Roanoke to the interior, and then abandoned when the colonists hastily caught a ride home with Sir Francis Drake. ...

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