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Ocean. Their ignored logs and reports gath-
ered dust and disappeared in Spanish
archives, and Cabrillo’s and Ferrer’s efforts
were forgotten for nearly 60 years.
DRAKE IN CALIFORNIA
In the late 1500s antagonism between Catholic
Spain and Protestant England turned the
waters and ports of the Caribbean into a violent
battle zone in the undeclared war between the
two countries. Galleons bearing treasure to
Spain were frequent targets of English pirates,
such as Sir Francis Drake, who was given unof-
ficial permission by Queen Elizabeth I to raid
Spanish ships. Spain’s ports on the Pacific
coasts, however, were peaceful and secure.
Spanish ships regularly brought luxury goods,(^124) B Discovery of the Americas, 1492–1800
During the 1500s the Spanish controlled the seas, largely because of their galleons, or large, heavy ships,
that looked much like this model. (Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division [LC-USZ62-103297])
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