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Signature. 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 ...
Sir John Hawkins (born 1532, Plymouth, Devon, Eng.—died Nov. 12, 1595, at sea off Puerto Rico) 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 ...
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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. In the 1560s CE Hawkins trafficked slaves from West Africaon three voyages, taking them across the Atlantic for sale to Spanish colonial settlements in the New ...
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Learn about John Hawkins, a prominent English sailor and naval commander who played a key role in the transatlantic slave trade and the fight against the Spanish Armada. Explore his early life, voyages, achievements, death and legacy at the National Maritime Museum.
Oct 10, 2019 · John Hawkins (1532-1595) was the first English sailor to obtain African slaves for sale in the West Indies in 1562. He used deception, violence and religion to lure Africans on his ship 'Jesus of Lubeck' and sold them into slavery, despite being a devout Christian himself.
John Hawkins is appointed treasurer of the Royal Navy and begins its expansion and modernisation. Jul 1588 - Aug 1588. Sir John Hawkins is the rear-admiral, third in command of the English fleet which defeats the Spanish Armada . Aug 1595. John Hawkins and Francis Drake lead an unsuccessful expedition against Spanish ships and settlements in ...
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Learn about the life and achievements of Sir John Hawkins (1532–1595), who pioneered the English slave trade and fought against the Spanish in the Caribbean. Find out his family background, his early voyages, his political and naval career, and his legacy.
