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Where Did Sir Francis Drake Die?

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    Sir Francis Drake was an English Sea captain, navigator and a politician of the Elizabethan Era. He was awarded a knighthood in 1581 by Queen Elizabeth.

    Francis Drake was second in command of the English Fleet against the Spanish Armada.

    In 1596, he died of dysentery while anchored off the coast of Puerto Bello where some of the Spanish ships had sheltered. He was then buried at sea in lead coffin near Portobelo.

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    answered 10 months ago

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