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Made me think of Richard W.
19 March 2008 Written by Allen Schuh
From both Spanish and English accounts, Francis Drake prowled the shores of the Pacific Ocean in 1579. The major powers were not exploring the Pacific Coast of the North American continent to advance geographic knowledge. They were primarily building empires. Juan Rodriguez de Cabrillo in 1542 sailed up the coast of California near San Francisco and discovered the Farallones a small island group west and north of the Golden Gate. Later in 1575 Sebastian Rodriguez Cermeno landed on the coast near there in what is today called Drake's Bay. He claimed the land for Spain, and named it Puerto de San Francisco. In 1579 Francis Drake landed somewhere in the area and claimed the land for England, and named it Nova Albion. This story will show the location of Nova Albion is what is now called Grizzly Island in Suisun Bay. . . . .
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