In the 1570s, Francis Drake became the first Englishman to sail around the world, defying Spain and rewriting history. Discover his daring journey. Trump orders all federal DEI employees placed on ...

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The passage takes the two sailors through the Drake Passage, which is named after the English explorer Sir Francis Drake, who confirmed the existence of an open sea route south of South America.