John Hawkins (naval commander)
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title:
John Hawkins (naval commander)
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Admiral Sir John Hawkins was an English naval commander, naval administrator, privateer and slave trader. Hawkins pioneered, and was an early promoter of, English involvement in the Atlantic slave trade. He is considered to be the first English merchant to profit from the Triangle Trade, selling enslaved people from Africa to the Spanish colonies in the West Indies in the late 16th century. In 1588, Hawkins served as a Vice-Admiral and fought in the victory over the Spanish Armada, for which he
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English slave trader (1532–1595)
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Hawkins_(naval_commander)
date created:
2003-11-29T15:56:52Z
date modified:
2024-09-05T13:36:40Z
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