Where did sir francis drake explore in california?
Drake was actually looking for the fabled ‘Strait of Anian’ which is what we would call the Northwest Passage. People thought it must be somewhere between Oregon and the northern coast of BC. It didn’t even exist, but on the very early maps some cartographers wrote that the French had already sailed through it, so this really ticked off people like Drake and Cook. There was even a twenty thousand pound reward from the British Parliament offered for its discovery. Drake had several stops between California and Oregon, especially at 38 degrees latitude. Look up the ‘Voyages of Drake’ and you will find more info to read. Here’s a starter kit. I’m a huge explorer fan. Drake was cool because he was the first Brit to circumnavigate the globe.
