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Admiral Sir John Hawkins (also spelled Hawkyns) (1532 – 12 November 1595) was an English naval commander, naval administrator, privateer and slave trader. Hawkins pioneered, and was an early promoter of, English involvement in the Atlantic slave trade. He is considered to be the first English merchant to profit from the Triangle Trade ...
- 1562–1595
- Royal Navy
- Richard Hawkins (1562–1622)
Mar 12, 2024 · Sir John Hawkins was an English naval administrator and commander, one of the foremost seamen of 16th-century England and the chief architect of the Elizabethan navy. A kinsman of Sir Francis Drake, Hawkins began his career as a merchant in the African trade and soon became the first English slave.
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Jul 2, 2020 · Sir John Hawkins (1532-1595 CE) was an Elizabethan mariner, merchant and naval administrator who has the inglorious (if not wholly accurate) record of being England's first slave trader.
- Mark Cartwright
Sir John Hawkins (1532 - 1595) was one of the most notable sailors and naval commanders of the sixteenth century. He is known for his pivotal role in the maritime history of England and the rise of the global slave trade.
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Definition. Sir John Hawkins (1532-1595 CE) was an Elizabethan mariner, merchant and naval administrator who has the inglorious (if not wholly accurate) record of being England's first slave trader. In the 1560s CE Hawkins trafficked slaves from West Africa on three voyages, taking them across the Atlantic for sale to Spanish colonial ...
- Mark Cartwright
- Publishing Director
John Hawkins. BORN: 1532 • Plymouth, England. DIED: November 12, 1595 • West Indies. English admiral; merchant; slave trader. The first English merchant to participate in the African slave trade, John Hawkins is considered one of the leading seafarers of the 1500s.
1595 saw Hawkins, with Drake, embarking on his final expedition, which aimed to follow up John Oxenham's abortive attempt of 1576–7 and land at Nombre de Dios, cross the isthmus, and capture Panama, thereby choking off supplies of Peruvian silver from Spain.
