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Why was Francis Drake knighted
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Why was Francis Drake knighted

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That is completely incorrect. Magellan circumnavigated the globe, Francis Drake was a pirate hired by England to harrass the Spanish Armada and he was so successful that he was knighted.
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Francis Drake competed the first circumnavigation ( to go completely around) the world.
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