She encouarged Francis Drake to hi-jack them and steal all of the goods being transported from South America
Queen Elizabeth was the queen of England when the English were attacked by the Spanish.
elizabeth 1 funded the army to fight the spanish armada
A lot of things for example Queen Elizabeth I of England refused to marry King Philip II of Spain, Elizabeth was Protestant and Philip was Catholic, Elizabeth encouraged pirates to steal treasure from Spanish ships, Elizabeth refused to let Philip turn the Netherlands people into Catholics, Elizabeth executed a Catholic Queen, Sir Francis Drake(he was friendly with Elizabeth) set fire to Spain's best ships and so on.
During the Spanish Armarda attacks, the spanish had a large navy force but Elizabeths ugliness scared them away while she yelled at them. P.S. Elizabeth was FAT.
during the year 1588
don't think so
Gold and Silver and other treasures, Elizabeth encouraged them to do this, this was one of the reasons for the Spanish armada xxx
They didn't need much encouragement, than the chance to gain treasure, prestige and the goodwill of Queen Elizabeth I.
they were forced into slavery by Cortes, to plunder the Aztec's riches
Buccaneers were hired by the British Crown to attack Spanish merchantmen because Britain and Spain were at war. Pirates were criminals who attacked anyone they wanted.
There was no relationship going on between them but, Drake wanted to protect her and do what ever she said or wanted.
Queen Elizabeth was the queen of England when the English were attacked by the Spanish.
Elizabeth the II
The most important treasure that the spanish could plunder from the New World was GOLD
elizabeth 1 funded the army to fight the spanish armada
It's " Isabel"... Elizabeth I is Isabel Primera in Spanish... Contact me for more information.
Francis Drake stole gold from the Spanish. Sometimes the Spanish stole it back before he gave it to Elizabeth.