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Drake’s Seat, thought to mark the spot where Francis Drake sat and watched ships moving to and from San Juan, offers breathtaking views of the northern coastline and Magens Bay, the site of what is probably the best beach on St. Thomas, and one of the most famous in the Caribbean.
Schroeder ran the program without the help of law students or Drake, which had provided as much as two-thirds of the money in some years.
In 1587 a squadron of British ships commanded by Francis Drake attacked the Algarve (now a “legitimate target” as Spanish territory) and sacked Sagres, thus depriving the world of the relics of Henry the Navigator.
It was the only defeat of Drake’s career; within months he was dead.
In 1579 England’s Francis Drake, during the round-the-world trip that earned him his knighthood, took a break from harrying Spanish treasure galleons and stopped for repairs at Point Reyes (Drake’s Bay, just north of San Francisco).