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<p> An English navigator and admiral, born at Plymouth; was rear-admiral of the fleet sent against the Armada and contributed to its defeat; has the unenviable distinction of having been the first Englishman to traffic in slaves, which he carried off from | Sir John Hawkins <ref name="term_74271" /> | ||
==References == | <p> An English navigator and admiral, born at Plymouth; was rear-admiral of the fleet sent against the Armada and contributed to its defeat; has the unenviable distinction of having been the first Englishman to traffic in slaves, which he carried off from Africa and imported into the West Indies (1530-1595). </p> | ||
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<ref name="term_74271"> [https://bibleportal.com/encyclopedia/the-nuttall-encyclopedia/hawkins,+sir+john Sir John Hawkins from The Nuttall Encyclopedia]</ref> | <ref name="term_74271"> [https://bibleportal.com/encyclopedia/the-nuttall-encyclopedia/hawkins,+sir+john Sir John Hawkins from The Nuttall Encyclopedia]</ref> | ||
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Revision as of 17:28, 15 October 2021
Sir John Hawkins [1]
An English navigator and admiral, born at Plymouth; was rear-admiral of the fleet sent against the Armada and contributed to its defeat; has the unenviable distinction of having been the first Englishman to traffic in slaves, which he carried off from Africa and imported into the West Indies (1530-1595).
