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Arrival at Bay of San Mateo

When
June 1594
Where
Bay of San Mateo, mouth of the Esmeraldas river
Part of
Action of San Mateo Bay

Hawkins arrived at the Bay of San Mateo in June 1594 after plundering a town and pushing north along the coast.

Having plundered a town, Hawkins pushed north and arrived in the Bay of San Mateo at the mouth of the Esmeraldas river in June 1594, a year after leaving Plymouth.

Sources

  1. Richard Hawkins Wikipedia, revision of 2026-02-15

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