Francis Drake West Indian Voyage, Santiago, 1585
Santiago, Cape Verde. Drake’s fleet left Plymouth on September 14, 1585, sailing first down the Spanish coast to Bayonne and Vigo and on to the town of Santiago in the Cape Verde Islands off the coast of West Africa. On November 17th, Drake looted and burned the town before crossing the Atlantic. In 1585 Francis Drake was ordered by Queen Elizabeth to lead an expedition to attack the Spanish colonies. An expedition left Plymouth in September 1585 with Drake in command of 21 ships with 1,800 soldiers. He attacked Vigo in Spain and held the place for two weeks ransoming supplies. He plundered Santiago in the Cape Verde islands after which the fleet then sailed across the Atlantic, sacked the port of Santo Domingo and captured the city of Cartagena de Indias. During the return leg of the voyage, he raided the Spanish fort of San AugustÃn in Spanish Florida. He reached England in July, 1586 and received a hero's welcome. Map and Views Illustrating Sir Francis Drake’s West Indian Voyage, 1585-6 by Baptista Boazio.
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