A first book in American history with European beginnings . days they saw no land. Then the shores of Brazilcame in sight. At last the Straits of Magellan werereached and Drake passed through them. His flagship,the Golden Hind, was the only one of his fleet that enteredthe Pacific. Theother ships eitherhad turned backor had come togrief on the rocks. To attack theSpanish ports ofPeru with oneship certainlyseemed Drake per-haps realized thatthese ports had noreal defense. Yousee the Spaniardsthemselves car-ried their cargoesacross the Isthmusof Panama, be-cause a southernroute was
A first book in American history with European beginnings . days they saw no land. Then the shores of Brazilcame in sight. At last the Straits of Magellan werereached and Drake passed through them. His flagship,the Golden Hind, was the only one of his fleet that enteredthe Pacific. Theother ships eitherhad turned backor had come togrief on the rocks. To attack theSpanish ports ofPeru with oneship certainlyseemed Drake per-haps realized thatthese ports had noreal defense. Yousee the Spaniardsthemselves car-ried their cargoesacross the Isthmusof Panama, be-cause a southernroute was considered very dangerous and very long. Andwithout doubt it never entered a Spanish mind that anyfoe would come that way, or that defense was , sailing bravely up the coast of Chili, Francis Drake, inhis single ship advanced on Peru. It seemed almost as if the Spanish gold, silver, andjewels must have been just waiting to be seized. Intoport after port the Golden Hind dashed and came outagain richer by enormous sums. Ship after ship fell an 81. Ferdinand Magellan. A FIRST BOOK. IN AMERICAN HISTORY easy prey to the English captain. Surprise was on everyhand, resistance nowhere. At last, with plunder valued at millions of dollars,Drake was satisfied. Now he turned his attention tosearching for some new passage by water from the Pacific to the Atlantic. Carefullyexamining the shores,he sailed north alongthe coast of Californiaas far as the bay of SanFrancisco. Here he gave up hissearch and resolved togo home by way of thePacific. According tocustom, however, be-fore starting he tookpossession for QueenElizabeth of the landhe had been explor-ing, and called it NewAlbion. After crossing thePacific Ocean, Drakerounded the Cape ofGood Hope andsailed once more intothe Plymouth port, in September, 1580. In recognition of his services Queen Elizabeth paidDrake a visit on the Golden Hind. As was fitting, Drakehad a splendid banquet served in her honor. Then Eliza-beth asked Dra
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