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Francis Drake and Golden Hinde bronze plaque

Commemorative plaque
Francis Drake and Golden Hinde bronze plaque
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This bronze commemorative plaque records: Francis Drake sailed from Plymouth on December 13, 1577, to begin the "Famous Voyage" during which he traversed the Strait of Magellan and discovered Drake passage south of Cape Horn. Drake then sailed the Golden Hinde north and in June 1579 landed in California, he took possession of that region for Queen Elizabeth naming it Nova Albion. He returned to Plymouth September 26, 1580, having circumnavigated the globe. Drake was knighted aboard the Golden Hinde at Deptford in the presence of Queen Elizabeth on April 4, 1581. This plaque was presented August, 1977, by the State of California Sir Francis Drake Commission in commemoration of the Quadricentennial of Drake's voyage around the world. Recorded plaque organisation: State of California Sir Francis Drake Commission.
Sir Francis Drake was a renowned English sea captain, privateer, and explorer who completed the second circumnavigation of the globe in a single expedition between 1577 and 1580. His voyage established England’s presence on the Pacific coast of North America when he landed in California and claimed the land for Queen Elizabeth I, naming it Nova Albion.

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