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Manuscript/Mixed Material Manuscript document signed (signature is a woodcut stamp)

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Title

  • Manuscript document signed (signature is a woodcut stamp)

Summary

  • Don Pedro de Sotomayor is by this document appointed to serve under the Marquess of Santa Cruz in the "large armada to go and seek the one that has sailed from England and which wanders through the seas of these my kingdoms" (trans.). The situation at this date was indeed unfavorable for Spain. Drake had descended upon Cadiz on April 29, 1587, and had burned up ships and supplies there; had cruised back and forth along the coasts of Spain and Portugal for a month and a half; had captured a rich East Indies galleon laden with merchandise and treasure; and at this date was on his way back to England. The great Armada itself was intended to sail against England in 1587, but Drake's cruise had upset all these plans, and despite frantic efforts by the King and his subordinates, Spain could not even get a fleet to sea to fight him.

Names

  • Philip II, King of Spain, 1527-1598
  • Hans and Hanni Kraus Sir Francis Drake Collection (Library of Congress)

Created / Published

  • June 15, 1587

Headings

  • -  Drake, Francis,--approximately 1540-1596--Travel
  • -  Philip--II,--King of Spain,--1527-1598
  • -  Sotomayor, Pedro de
  • -  Alva, de Andres

Notes

  • -  1 page. Folio (307 x 202 mm.). Partly backed, margin strengthened. Countersigned by Andres de Alva. In a cloth case.
  • -  Also available in digital form on the Library of Congress website.
  • -  Description based on Global Gateway metadata.
  • -  drakenew

Medium

  • 1 sheet

Repository

Digital Id

Library of Congress Control Number

  • 2021699428

Online Format

  • pdf
  • image

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Credit Line: Library of Congress, Rare Book and Special Collections Division.

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Chicago citation style:

Philip Ii, King Of Spain, and Hans And Hanni Kraus Sir Francis Drake Collection. Manuscript Document Signed Signature Is a Woodcut Stamp. 1587. Manuscript/Mixed Material. https://www.loc.gov/item/2021699428/.

APA citation style:

Philip Ii, K. O. S. & Hans And Hanni Kraus Sir Francis Drake Collection. (1587) Manuscript Document Signed Signature Is a Woodcut Stamp. [Manuscript/Mixed Material] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://www.loc.gov/item/2021699428/.

MLA citation style:

Philip Ii, King Of Spain, and Hans And Hanni Kraus Sir Francis Drake Collection. Manuscript Document Signed Signature Is a Woodcut Stamp. 1587. Manuscript/Mixed Material. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <www.loc.gov/item/2021699428/>.