Voyage of Plunder? Source 1 | |
An account of a raid on the port of Valparizo, December 1580. Taken from Samuel Purchas, Purchas his Pilgrimes, Vol.1, 1625, pp49-50 | |
Read the sources carefully, then answer the questions.
Q1. Do you think the Spaniards are afraid of Drake’s men when they first board the ship? Why?
Q2. What happens to the people on board the ship?
Q3. What do Drake and his men find in the church in S.Iago?
Q4. Do you think Drake was right to raid a church? Can you think of any reasons why Drake would think it was acceptable? (Think back to Henry VIII and his relationship with Rome.)
