cuz he liked gold.....and no one likes the spanish anyway
Oueen Elizibeth told Francis Drake to steal the gold and the silver. So,Francis Drake, stole 26 tons of silver and 80 pounds of gold.To get the silver and gold, he had to killed the spanish in order to get the gold and silver.
Sir Francis Drake did not settle in Florida. He came to attack the Spanish who had deserted the city. However the Spanish left plenty of gold behind. Drake took the gold and burnt the city to the ground.
Francis Drake stole gold from the Spanish. Sometimes the Spanish stole it back before he gave it to Elizabeth.
francis drake
Spain had power so England wanted to. QueenElizabeth sent drake to raided Spanish ships and steal silver,gold and jewels.
Robbing it.
As an English privateer, Sir Francis Drake was told to attack and raid Spanish ships in the New World for their gold and silver and to help weaken the Spanish Empire in the New World.
Drake is Pato in spanish.
He was sent to find Northwest Passage and rob the Spanish of gold.
Not really known, however the San Salvador, a Spanish vessel defeated by Drake contained 55,000 gold ducats
Francis Drake.
Sir Francis Drake was a sea dog. He was asked by Queen Elizabeth I to harass the Spanish. He attacked Spanish ships and ports and brought back gold and jewels to England. King Philip of Spain asked for his head but Elizabeth pretended she had no idea where Drake was.