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Where And When Did Francis Drake Die?

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Sir Francis Drake was afflicted with a tropical disease in 1596, during an unsuccessful expedition in the Caribbean against the Spanish; according to some it was possibly yellow fever. On the 28th day of January in 1596 Drake left the world. In the pre-dawn hours, on board his flagship Defiance, Drake rose from his sick bed intending to wear his armor, so that he could die in honor and glory as a soldier. His body was laid to rest at sea, in a lead coffin, at Puerto Bello, Panama.
Sir Francis Drake was one of England's greatest explorers from the Elizabethan era. Drake, along with his colleagues, made possible England's process of colonization that contributed to the rapid and vast expansion of the British Empire over the following centuries.

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He was born in 1540 near tavistock in devon and francis drake was one of 12 children and died 1596
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He died on an expedition, with Sir John Hawkins, to the West Indies in 1596.
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He died because of a tropicle desease in 1596.There is also a possibility that he died from yellow fever. Drake rose from his sick bed and asked if he could be dressed in is armor suit, so that he could die in honor. His body was rest at sea in a lead coffin. He was a great leader and a respected man thats bravery will live with all of us forever!
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I'm not sure he died when and how it was explained. The most popular lead to his resting place is that he was buried in a lead coffin at sea. Although, I've read that one of his crew members said that he was placed on his flagship where it was set on fire for sea burial. These are two different stories, and I wouldn't be surprised if Drake lived on well past 1596, since before he left for journey, he fell out of graces with the queen. I can't prove anything, but I do believe that its possible that he went ashore in panama, and migrated north to the "New World" where he lived the remainder of his days in solitude.
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He died of a disease and from yellow fever.
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He was put into a led case and thrown into sea . Died of a tropical Dease near panama , he was on a voyage intending to attack Spanish colonies in the west indies

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