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How Did Sir Francis Drake Die?

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Sir Francis Drake (1540-1596) actually died of dysentery in 1596, off the coast of Panama. Dysentery is basically a bowel infection which causes severe diarrhoea. The disease is spread by poor hygiene, infected food or contaminated water. It is most likely that a combination of these three causes actually came together to infect Drake. The disease is a horrible form of vomiting and endless bowel movements, eventually leading to severe dehydration.
His death was untimely because he was one of the pioneers of exploration. He first made a name for himself as a pirate or buccaneer against the Spaniards in the Caribbean.
Although he was by this time a very wealthy man, he was sponsored by Elizabeth 1st to go on a round the world voyage (1577-1580) in the Golden Hind.
He then became the mayor of Plymouth in 1581, but fought against the Spanish Armada in 1588, much to the pleasure of the Queen.
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He died of a dysentery
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He died of dysentery
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Sir francis died from scurvy at sea near panama
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Drake died of fever at sea near Panama; he was on a voyage intending to attack
Spanish colonies in the West Indies. 
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Drake die of a dysentery on the return journey after failing to capture panama city
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One of the crew members found drake dead in the morning.They set him to fire on the Golden Hind.Or he died of bloody flux and he was buried in a lead coffin.
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He died on a tropical island on the 27 January 1596
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He died on my birthday i am the one that posted this i looked at an website and it said that he died on a tropical island thought id give some people a hand

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