Pirate Francis Drake, Santa Barbara, CA - Pirates on Waymarking.com

There are twelve flags and accompanying signs on Stearns Wharf that provides information on the history of the various flags thate have flown over California.....and of the adventures of Pirate Francis Drake, which is romantically called a "privateer" instead of pirate.


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"Flag of Sir Francis Drake
The English privateer was licensed by Queen Elizabeth I to "Annoy the King of Spain in his Indies." This included acts of PIRACY (emphasis is mine) on ships and ports in the New World. During his famous voyage to first circumnavigate the earth, Drake anchored the GOLDEN HIND just north of San Francisco in what is now Drake's Bay in 1579.
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Site Description: Flag, sign, plaque Date of Pirate Activity (Estimated): 1579 Reference Web-link or Book Title: http://www.thepiratesrealm.com/Francis%20Drake.html Site Admission (If needed): 0.00 Hours Available (If needed): daylight Additional Information (optional): http://www.thepiratesrealm.com/Francis%20Drake.html

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