A day like today 440 years ago, Francis drake, that was going around the world, discovered San Francisco Bay, gave it the name of New Albion, and claimed it for Her Graceful Majesty the Queen Elizabeth I from England.
For the rest of the Europe that suffered from their attacks and looting, Drake was just another Saxon pirate, just as rogue and quarrelsome as all his compatriots. Here we consider him one of those movie villains who was for real. These are 6 books for all audiences on his figure.
Francis drake - Francisco Jiménez and Olivier Balez
Aimed at children between 7 and 9 years, in this book with text by Francisco Jiménez and illustrations by Olivier BalezWas 2009 Edition Award, granted by the Chilean Book Chamber. It tells the story of a boy from Tavistock, England, who will become the famous Francis Drake. It's a short story of his life as a pirate, privateer and admiral in the Royal Navy. After Magallanes, was the second to circumnavigate the world by Cape Horn.
Francis Drake, the scourge of God - Óscar E. Espinar La Torre
Also aimed at children of 9 to 12 years. It takes us back to 1577, when Drake traveled the entire American coast of the Pacifico, including that of Peru, looting ports and ships. But it also counts facet of great sailor and discoverer of oceanic routes. And all this on board and in command of his famous ship, the Golden Deer.
I, who killed the pirate Francis Drake out of melancholy - Gonzalo Moure
And now for readers From 12 years, there is this title. We meet after the defeat of the Invincible Armada. Being a child, the protagonist, jovine, escapes from the monastery where it is. Although he does not know where to go or what will become of him, he has had a dream where he has seen part of his destiny. There is a city on fire, a imperial ship, general english, unknown lands, love, death and revenge.
Una Adventure novel where fictional and real characters intermingle in the setting of the beginning of the fall of the Spanish Empire during the reign of Felipe II.
Sir Francis Drake, The Queen's Pirate - Harry Kelsey
One of the more complete biographies by Francis Drake. With illustrations, appendix and indexes, it is a careful study with the intention of demystify her figure. To do this, it provides many data taken from the sources and extensive bibliography cited at the end of the book and in many footnotes.
The author first introduces Drake as a man ambitious and distrustful, disorganized and with little moral sense, but with authority and great seamanship. And it continues its evolution until obtaining the favor of Queen Elizabeth, who turned Drake's voyages and exploits into political triumph.
Sir Francis Drake, villain in Spain, hero in England - Gabriel G. Enríquez
With that phrase of "Villain in Spain, hero in England" is summed up that double perception of Drake's figure. And is that if there is any character about which the misrepresentation has further distorted reality of his life that's Drake. From our point of view, we made him one of the greatest scoundrels in history. And this book pretends show the truth and clear up many of the misconceptions about him.
The insult of the Antilles - Arturo Franco Taboada
With the subtitle of The Secret Maps of Francis Drake, last April this book by the architect Arturo Franco Taboada was presented in La Coruña. It's about a account of Drake's attacks, Especially Santo Domingo and Cartagena de Indias in the sixteenth century. Stand out the maps he ordered made in their attacks.
The author said of Drake that: “He is known as a pirate, but at the same time he was a naturalist who was interested in drawing, and this he did from his attacks on cities.