Park 4- Historical environment (CONSEQUENCES)

Question 1

Personal fame and fortune

Answer 1

-Knighted in 1581

-Shared 40,000 amongst crew

-Nuestra Señora de la Concepcion, captured treasure ship (400 Million)

-Tons of gold and silver at the Nombre de los Dios

-‘Great things from small beginnings’ motto - gained social standing.

Question 2

Records, Charts, and Maps

Answer 2

-Discovered ‘Drake’s passage’ through South Africa and Antarctica.

-Explored ‘New Albion’ and the Miwok people in the USA.

-First European to chart Java.

-Had painters who drew maps from a bird’s eye view, improves accuracy.

Question 3

Increased tensions with Spain

Answer 3

-Nombre De Dios raid in 1572.

-‘El Draque’ feared and hated in Spain.

-Singeing of the King’s beard- attacked ships in Cadiz, 1587, delayed Spanish Armada for one year.

-One of the leading men in the Spanish Armada.