3. DATE OF BI RTH AND PLACE
Drake was born in
England on Jan. 27, 1540 and
he died on Jan. 27, 1596.
56 years old
4. EARLY YEARS
He was a sailor
Son of a famer and a preacher
Oldest of 12 children
Grew up on a ship with his family as a young boy.
5. ACHIEVEMENTS
He attacked Spanish settlements and destroyed Spanish ships
because Queen of England told him to.
First Englishman to sail around the world.
6. AREAS EXPLORED
He sailed the whole world
He started sailing away from
Europe to South America and
North America then across the
Pacific Ocean then Asia and
then Africa and finish in
Europe.
7. OTHER INTERESTING
INFORMATION
He died on his birthday
Some people thought he was a pirate, but he was supported by the
Queen when he robbed Spanish Ships of their gold.
There is a hotel named after him
His nickname is El Dragon
8. CONCLUSION
Sir Francis Drake was really famous and became knighted by
Queen Elizabeth which is why he is called a “sir.”
