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SIR '''RICHARD HAWKINS''' (1562-1622), like his father, Sir [[John Hawkins]], was an English sea-captain. He sailed with [[Francis Drake]] in Drakes 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 '''RICHARD 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, inwhich 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, inwhich 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.

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