What Elizabethan era explorer was the first Englishman to circumnavigate the globe and played a key role in defeating the Spanish Armada?

Not only did Sir Francis Drake spend his life exploring, he also took on one of the most powerful navies in the world. Drake helped destroy the Spanish Armada, launching England into its rise as one of the all-time greatest empires.

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