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- Drake made off with 25,000 gold pesos from the raid (the Spanish claimed losses of 200,000 pesos).
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Jun 29, 2020 · Drake was hit near the eye by an arrow and made a lucky escape. Spanish settlements like Valparaiso were then taken completely by surprise in December 1578 CE when an English warship showed up in Pacific waters. Drake made off with 25,000 gold pesos from the raid (the Spanish claimed losses of 200,000 pesos). Several poorly armed treasure ships ...
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Thus the 130,000 pesos of gold on the mule-train weighed an astonishing 1,318 lb - well over half a ton! There is another useful method by which one may cross-check on this figure. The Elizabeth I £1 coin was also minted in a known weight of 22 - carat gold, a 0.0249 lb avoir.
Aboard Nuestra Señora de la Concepción, Drake found 36 kilograms (80 lb) of gold, a golden crucifix, jewels, 13 chests of silver reals and 26,000 kilograms (26 long tons) of silver. Drake was naturally pleased at his good luck in capturing the galleon, and he showed it by dining with the captured ship's officers and gentleman passengers.
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Nov 9, 2009 · Drake did just that in 1572, capturing the port of Nombre de Dios (a drop-off point for silver and gold brought from Peru) and crossing the Isthmus of Panama, where he first caught sight of the...
Jan 29, 2007 · In disaster-plagued raids on Spanish colonial ports, swashbuckling privateer Francis Drake captured tons of loot. By Nicky Nielsen
Jun 11, 2012 · On March 4, when “Cacafuego’s” holds were bare, Drake had taken on board the “Golden Hind” valuables worth £500,000, including 26 tons of silver and 80 lb. of gold. Afterwards, Drake returned the empty galleon to her mortified captain, and sailed off northwards, to the Californian coast.
