Sir Francis Drake and his crew then continued along the pacific to cross the equator in July of that year and sail into Plymouth Harbor in September 1580. He returned with one ship and a half starved crew of 58 men only who had not been on populated shore for 6 months.However, the ship carried the richest cargo ever to reach an English port, which had spices, metals, jewels, silks, and precious maps. His wife Mary informed him before landing that enemies were keeping watch so he sent a secret message to Queen Elizabeth, who later knighted him. Francis Drake was the first Englishman to sail in the Pacific Ocean, Indian Ocean, and south of the Atlantic Ocean. He was also the first Englishman to sail around the world, and the first European to see the west coast of Canada. It was these achievements that took a big part in making him so well known and famous.
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