Considering "America" to mean the America's, Sir Francis Drake, map maker and explorer, set forth on his first trip to the Caribbean in 1566.
Francis Drake never discovered America. Christopher Columbus discovered America in 1492. But actually the first to find America was the vikings way back when but Christopher Columbus was credited for the discovery.
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yeh he discovered potatos and tobacco and america and spain
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Sir Francis Drake defeated Spain in 1588. After the defeat of Spain, Sir Francis Drake's career suffered after he failed to conquer the port of Las Palmas in 1595.
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