because he robbed the spanish ships and he brought the riches back to england.
"Frankie" in Spanish would be "Pancho." In English, "Frankie" is a nickname for "Francis." "Francis" in Spanish is "Francisco," and the nickname for that is "Pancho."
Francis Drake
In English, he is called Francis of Assisi.
Lord Howard of Effingham and Sir Francis Drake were the English leaders against the Spanish armada.
Paco in Spanish is a nickname for Francisco which means Francis in English so, Paco = Frank.
The English
francis drake
francis drake
Sir Francis Drake
Lord Howard of Effingham and Francis Drake
Sir Francis Drake
On the english side there was Lord Howard of Effingham and Sir Francis drake. The spanish had The duke of medina sidonia. :)