| | Everything about Francis Drake (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01) |
 | | His hostility is said to have been increased by an incident at San Juan de Ulua in 1568, when Spanish forces executed a surprise attack — in violation of a truce agreed to a few days before — nearly costing Drake his life. |
 | | The most celebrated of Drake's Caribbean adventures is his capture of the Spanish Silver Train at Nombre de Dios in March of 1573. |
 | | Drake was vice admiral in command of the English fleet (under Lord Howard of Effingham) when they overcame the Spanish Armada that was attempting to invade England in 1588. |
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