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| − | The English explorer Sir '''Francis Drake''' was the second to sail around the world (after [[Magellan]]). During one of his trips to the New World he discovered the potato, although some claim that Sir [[Walter Raleigh]] beat him to it. | + | The English explorer Sir '''Francis Drake''' was the second to sail around the world (after [[Magellan]]). |
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| − | Francis Drake's ship was the English galleon ''Pelican'', which was later renamed the ''Golden Hinde''. | + | Francis Drake's ship was the English galleon ''Pelican'', which was later renamed the ''Golden Hind''. |
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| | ==References== | | ==References== |