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CHQ: Is Sir Francis Drake an enemy of all mankind or a national hero?

Document B: Adapted from a letter written by Francisco de Toledo about Sir Francis
Drake

A ship belonging to English raiders passed through the Strait of Magellan into the Pacific Ocean

and reached the port of Santiago in the province of Chile on 6th of December last year, 1578.

This pirate ship plundered one of our ships that was carrying a large quantity of gold, and also

other ships in ports along our coast, and did a lot of damage. On the 13th of February it arrived

off the port of Lima, and we were taken entirely unaware by so surprising an event, for,

although there had been so much time for me to be warned from Chile of the presence of this

ship, nothing was done. Our friends in Chile failed to warn us, which would have saved so

much loss and avoided the losses.

This has grown considerable because of the loss of a ship that the pirate plundered which was

carrying a great amount of silver dispatched from this country to another. We have taken a great

deal of trouble to capture this pirate and have sent two armed ships in search of him.

Source: Excerpt from a letter written by Francisco de Toledo, the Governor of Peru, after
Francis Drake attacked some of his ships, during Drakes travels circling the globe. It was
written in 1579 and sent to the Governor of Mexico to warn him of Sir Francis Drake.

Who? When? Where?

1. Does this article make Francis Drake seem like an enemy of all mankind or a national hero? Why? Use 2
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2. Who is Francisco de Toledo upset at besides Drake? Why is he mad at them?

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Document C: Adapted letter from Duke Medina Sidonia to Spanish governors in the
Americas

As I wrote to you in my letters, Francis Drake arrived to the city of Cadiz on the 29th of last

month, with 27 ships and burned or destroyed 23 of our ships, and that, he was able to raid the

city very easily, because we were not prepared. Once he left, we figured he must be heading

back towards the Americas to do some more looting. It appears this is not true, as he has been

spotted sailing along the African coast. It is understood that he is going to try and obstruct and

prevent the passage of the ships that are loaded with supplies for our Armada. Please be on the

lookout for him, as we need to make sure that he stops interfereing with our creation of our

navy. It is rumored that he will leave the coast when our big money carrying ships are leaving

as well. He has already slowed down our process, so hopefully the Lord watches over us and

protexts us from that pirate.

Source: Excerpt from a letter written by Duke Medina Sidonia to West Indies Governors after
Sir Francis Drakes attack on Cadiz, Spain. It was written in 1587, and Spain was afraid that
Drake was going to attack the Americas again.

Who? When? Where?

1. Does this article make Francis Drake seem like an enemy of all mankind or a national hero? Why? Use 2
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2. What is the purpose of the letter? How would you describe Duke Medina Sidonias feelings towards Sir
Francis Drake?
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Document D: Excerpt from a biography about Sir Francis Drake written by Hans Peter Kraus.

The Spanish Armada of 1588, sailed from Lisbon, the capital of Spain in May, but wind and

storms delayed its appearance off southwest England until July 30. The Spanish plan was to sail

up the Channel; to join with more ships, which would ferry the army of Spain across from the

Netherlands to England, to land the troops and defeat the English, and to have Philip resume his

reign as King of England, a title he had acquired through marriage.

Drake's 1587 attack at Cadiz had certainly delayed the sailing of the Armada, and his

destruction of supplies for it also contributed to its defeat. However, it did reach the shores of

England, and it took hard fighting to insure victory over for the English. Throughout this week

and a half of battles, Drake was in the thick of the conflict. He captured a disabled ship, Nuestra

Seora del Rosario, on July 30, with one of the main Spanish commanders of the Armada, on

board.

Drake was again outstanding in his dashing attack on the Spanish ship, San Martn de Portugal,

on August 8th, the day when the Spanish Armada suffered heavy damage and was scattered.
The defeat of the Armada was one of England's greatest victories and one of the world's

decisive battles; it was the "beginning of the end" of Spain as the dominant nation in Europe,

and the beginning of English ascendancy.

Source: Adapted from a biography written by Hans Peter Kraus, a famous book collector and
seller. It was written in 1969 and is now owned and run by the Library of Congress.

Who? When? Where?

1. Does this article make Francis Drake seem like an enemy of all mankind or a national hero? Why? Use 2
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2. What was the outcome of the battle? What role did Drake play in it? Use 2 details
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 Instagram Rubric

Based on the 4 documents that you have read, you must create an instagram post, which
includes a picture and a caption. It must be from the perspective of one of our historical
characters, Drake, Duke Medina, Francisco de Toledo, Queen Elizabeth I, King Phillip II, or
another if you ask for approval. The post should show how the historical perspective of the
character and describe an actual event, or the aftermath of an actual event. After we post the
pictures, students will comment on other students from another characters perspective than the
one they posted from.

Rubric 1 (Below 2 (Basic) 3 (Proficient) 4 (Advanced)

Basic)
Historical Failed to Correctly Correctly Correctly
Perspective____ represent the represented the represented the represented the
characters opinion with no opinion with opinion with
opinion details sufficient details complete detail
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Accuracy_____ represent an represented an represented an represented an
actual event actual event with actual event with actual event with
no detail sufficient detail complete detail
Comment______ Failed to Correctly Correctly Correctly
represent represented the represented the represented the
characters opinion with no opinion with opinion with
opinion details sufficient details complete detail
Organization/ Project is Project has some Project is neat Project
Neatness_____ sloppy and organization and and organized demonstrates
unorganized neatness above and beyond
effort

Total Points Earned: ____________ x 2 = ____________ / 32 _____________ %

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