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In 1525, Spanish navigator Francisco de Hoces discovered the Drake Passage while sailing south from the entrance of the Strait of Magellan. [2] Because of this, the Drake Passage is referred to as the "Mar de Hoces (Sea of Hoces)" in Spanish maps and sources, while almost always in the rest of the Spanish-speaking countries it is mostly known as “Pasaje de Drake” (in Argentina, mainly), or ...
Samuel Bawlf maps Drake's voyage as far north as the Stephens Passage in the now state of Alaska. [13] Bawlf proposes that Drake established New Albion at Comox Bay (see below) and careened the Golden Hinde at Whale Cove (see below).
The Jonucus Hondius map of 1589 of Drake's New Albion cove Whale Cove is a small cove , approximately one-third of a mile (0.5 km) in diameter, located on the Pacific Coast of Oregon in the United States , approximately 1.4 mi (2.3 km) south of the city of Depoe Bay . [ 1 ]
Because the extent of Drake's New Albion was vague—essentially a classification of the territory north and west of Spanish territory—the designated location differs among maps. [10] After Elizabeth's death in 1603, maps began to depict the area of North America above Mexico as Nova Albion.
Map of Sir Francis Drake's 1585–86 voyage. In June, the colonists made contact with the fleet of Sir Francis Drake, on his way back to England from successful campaigns in Santo Domingo, Cartagena, and St. Augustine. [80] During these raids, Drake had acquired refugees, slaves, and hardware with the intent of delivering them to Raleigh's colony.
Cape Horn is located on Hornos Island in the Hermite Islands group, at the southern end of the Tierra del Fuego archipelago. [1] [2] It marks the north edge of the Drake Passage, the strait between South America and Antarctica. [3] [4] It is located in Cabo de Hornos National Park.
Drakes Estero, the landing spot of Francis Drake on the coast of North America in 1579 during his circumnavigation of the world is a National Historic Landmark. [13] [14] A historical marker has been placed on Drakes Beach near the Kenneth C. Patrick Visitor Center and monuments to Drake have been erected at the Drake's Cove landing site.
Drake traveled 1,500 miles north from Guatulco, Mexico seeking the Strait of Anian. Encountering bad weather, Drake headed east, finding land at Coos Bay, Oregon on June 5, 1579. The Guild has investigated the site. It took Drake 15 days to travel the 400 miles south to Nova Albion. The Guild has evaluated the navigation of this leg of his voyage.