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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 ...
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.
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.
English adventurer and admiral John Hawkins was one of the bravest and most daring of Elizabethan England’s bold seamen. He was the first to defy Spain’s power in the West Indies. As a merchant, he made many voyages to initiate trade with the New World.
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May 29, 2018 · Hawkins, Sir John (1532–95) English naval commander. With the support of Queen Elizabeth I, he led two lucrative expeditions to Africa and the West Indies (1562–63, 1564–65), but on his third expedition (1567–69) the Spanish destroyed most of his ships.
Hawkins, Sir John ( 1532–1595 ), merchant and naval commander, was born in Plymouth, the second son of William Hawkins (b. before 1490, d. 1554/5), merchant, sea captain, and shipowner, and his wife, Joan, only child of Roger Trelawny of Brightor, Cornwall.
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Mar 17, 2015 · Sir John Hawkins was a leading mariner and naval administrator in the era of Elizabeth I. Hawkins should be credited with creating the navy that was to defeat the Spanish Armada in 1588 and that took on the Spanish naval might in the West Indies and Southern America.
