He was born in the 1540s in Devon, England. He had a poor family! Queen Elizabeth, 1 st, gave him permission and paid for him to go on his journey. His goal was to sail the Spanish colonies and steal their riches.
Exploring from and from Stole silver from the Spanish colonies, he found the West Indies and the Spice Islands. The natives living there are: The Melanesians and The Austronesia's. (aw-stron-sias) (Mel-ain- si-ans The first people to live there were the Melanesians and The Austronesia’s. He almost started a war with Spain. Sir Francis Drake effected England in a good way because he brought money to England.
Sir Frances Drake didn’t make good decisions. He wanted to find the northwest passage. He was honored because he has a hotel named after him and a street.
Sir Francis Drake found so much treasure that he had to shorten his trip. He had a wife but no kids. He died from a high fever and from losing a battle against Puerto Rico. He was buried at sea. He was one of the first English Explorers to explore the Pacific and Indian ocean.
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