Renaissance · North America · Exploration

1579

Drake Claims Nova Albion

June 17, 1579

Francis Drake careened his ship in a sheltered cove on the Pacific coast of what is now northern California and claimed the land for Queen Elizabeth, calling it Nova Albion. The Miwok inhabitants greeted him with gifts. Drake nailed a brass plate to a post and sailed on into the Pacific.

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Before and after in North America

Before: 1576: Frobisher Sails for the Northwest Passage
After: 1583: Humphrey Gilbert Claims Newfoundland

Before and after in Exploration

Before: 1578: Drake Enters Pacific via Magellan Strait
After: September 26, 1580: Drake Returns to Plymouth

Era

Renaissance (1501–1650), one of 715 events from that era on Saeculum.

Sources

Wikipedia: Francis Drake