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Sir '''Rickard Hawkins''' (1562-1622), like his father, Sir [[John Hawkins]], was an [[English]] sea-captain. He sailed with [[Francis Drake]] in Drake's 1585 [[West Indies]] expedition, captained one of the Queen's ships during the Armada engagements, and was captain of a ship in his father's fleet in the Azores in 1590.
Sir '''Rickard Hawkins''' (1562-1622), like his father, Sir [[John Hawkins]], was an [[English]] sea-captain. He sailed with [[Francis Drake]] in Drake's 1585 [[West Indies]] expedition, captained one of the Queen's ships during the Armada engagements, and was captain of a ship in his father's fleet in the Azores in 1590.
He is known for a venture begun in 1593, in which he entered the [[Pacific]] via the [[Falkland Islands]]the Straits of [[Magellan]], attacked the Spanish settlement of Valparaiso ([[Chile]]) then fought his way up the [[South America]]n coast until captured. He was ransomed in 1603 after imprisonment in [[Lima]] and [[Spain]]. He was knighted on his return to England and his published account of the expedition became a classic.
He is known for a venture begun in 1593, in which he entered the [[Pacific]] via the [[Falkland Islands]] and the [[Strait of Magellan]], attacked the Spanish settlement of [[Valparaíso]] ([[Chile]]) then fought his way up the [[South America]]n coast until captured. He was ransomed in 1603 after imprisonment in [[Lima]] and [[Spain]]. He was knighted on his return to England and his published account of the expedition became a classic.
He later became a member of parliament (his grandfather had been mayor of [[Plymouth]]) but spent time fighting the corsairs off the Barbary coast and was still heavily involved with the navy when he died.
He later became a member of parliament (his grandfather had been mayor of [[Plymouth]]) but spent time fighting the corsairs off the Barbary coast and was still heavily involved with the navy when he died.
[[Category:English History]]
[[Category:English History]]
[[Category:Age of Exploration]]
[[Category:Age of Exploration]]
[[Category:Chilean History]]