January(?) 1(?), 1532 - Plymouth - John Hawkins is born
October 1, 1562 - Plymouth - John Hawkins sets sail for the Caribbean with three ships, the "Solomon" (120-tons), the "Swallow" (100-tons) and the bark "Jonas" (40-tons) =(START)
October 14(?), 1562 - Tenerife, Canary
Islands - The english anchor at Tenerife to bring a
pilot aboard
October 29(?), 1562 - Coast of Sierra Leone - Through
honest or questionable ways, Hawkins obtains from 300 to 900 slaves of
Portuguese ships
April 1(?), 1563 - Isabela, NW of Puerto Rico - John
Hawking seeks regions with less surveillance for trade
April 8(?), 1563 - Puerto Plata, Hispaniola - John Hawking
seeks regions with less surveillance for trade
April 12(?), 1563 - Montecristi, Hispaniola - John
Hawking seeks regions with less surveillance for trade
June 1(?), 1563 - Tenerife, Canary Islands - Hawkins
passes by Tenerife on his way to England
September 1, 1563 - Plymouth - John
Hawkins returns to England
October 18, 1564 - Plymouth - Hawkins departs for another slave-trade voyage with 4 ships: 700-ton "Jesus of Lubeck", 140-ton "Solomon", 50-ton "Tiger" and the 30-ton pinnace "Swallow"
October(?), 25(?), 1564 - Ferrol, NW Spain - At
Ferrol, Hawkins receives his orders
November 7, 1564 - Tenerife, Canary Islands - With the
less friendly spaniards, the english manage to outfit the ships with difficulty
November 16(?), 1564 - Tenerife, Canary Islands - Hawkins anchors at Tenerife to consult the pilot Pedro de Ponte
November 29, 1564 - Cape Verde Islands - The
english stop at Cape Verde to load the ships with slaves. Others would be
loaded later at Sierra Leone
December 25, 1564 - After Christmas prayers, Hawkins buys two caravel loads of slaves from a group of portuguese traders
January 27, 1565 - Sierra Leone - Hawkins
attacks a City hoping to capture prisoners.
January 29, 1565 - Sierra Leone - Hawkins sets sail to the Antilles with 400 slaves in the hold
March 9, 1565 - Dominica - Hawkins
reaches the Antilles and loads his ships with fresh water at Dominica
March 16, 1565 - Isla Margarita, Venezuela - Trade is
denied to him at Margarita Island
April 3, 1565 - Borburata (E. of Puerto Cabello, Venezuela) - After
being denied trade, Hawkins arrives at Borburata
April 18, 1565 - Borburata (E. of Puerto Cabello, Venezuela) - After
a proof of strenght, Hawkins finally trades with the island's habitants
May 5, 1565 - Borburata (E. of Puerto Cabello, Venezuela) - Hawkins
sets sail to Curaçao
May 7, 1565 - Curaçao - The english load
their ships with all sorts of provisions
May 16, 1565 - Aruba - Hawkins
sails by Aruba
May 19, 1565 - Ríohacha, Colombia - Hawkins
uses the same tactic used at Borburata
May 31, 1565 - Ríohacha, Colombia - John
Hawkins sets sail to back to England
June 5(?), 1565 - South coast of Jamaica - For lack
of knowledge of the currents, they begin to diverge to the west
July 11(?), 1565 - Cape San Antonio, western tip of Cuba - Hawkins
sails around Cap San Antonio
July 15, 1565 - Fort Caroline (Jacksonville, Florida) - Hawkins
visits Ribaut's huguenot settlement
July 20, 1565 - Fort Caroline (Jacksonville) - Hawkins
makes the first report on how the indians smoke tobacco
July 28, 1565 - Fort Caroline (Jacksonville) - Hawkins
weighs anchor and sets sail to England
August(?) 23(?), 1565 - Newfoundland Banks, SE Newfoundland, Canada
- In the banks of Newfoundland, the english provision their barrels
with codfish
September 20, 1565 - Padstow, Cornwall - Hawkins
returns to England
October 20, 1565 - London - John Hawkins visits the Court after his return from North America
November 9, 1566 - Plymouth - Four of Hawkins's ships - The "Paul", the "Solomon", the "Pascoe" and the "Swallow", sail under the command of Captain John Lovell. One of the sailors aboard the "Swallow" is Hawkins's second cousin Francis Drake
October 2, 1567 - Plymouth - John Hawkins sails to the Antilles with 6 ships: 700-ton "Jesus of Lubeck", 300-ton "Minion", 150-ton "William and John", 50-ton bark "Judith", 32-ton "Angel" and the 30-ton pinnace "Swallow". Francis Drake sails with the expedition
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| Jesus of Lübeck |
October 6, 1567 - 40 miles from Cape Finisterre, NW Spain - Hawkins and Drake face a huge storm. The fleet is scattered
October 10, 1567 - 40 miles from Cape Finisterre - After three days, the weather improves. Only the small "Angel" is in sight of the leaky "Jesus of Lubeck"
October 23, 1567 - Tenerife, Canary Islands - Hawkins arrives at Tenerife and finds the "Judith" at anchor
October 30, 1567 - Southern side of Santa Cruz de Tenerife Island - After repairing the "Jesus of Lubeck", Hawkins sails to the friendlier southern side of the island, where he had contacts. There he learns that his missing ships were all safe on the Island of La Gomera, west of Tenerife
November 2, 1567 - La Gomera Island - All the ships are reunited. Their combined companies hold a great celebration and receive gifts from the Spanish Governor and the people of the town of San Sebastian
November 15(?), 1567 - Cape Verde Islands - Hawkins plunders some portuguese ships for african slaves
November 25(?), 1567 - Cape Roxo (Senegal-Guinea-Bissau border) - Hawkins captures the slaves aboard six other portuguese ships
November 30(?), 1567 - Coast of Guinea - Hawkins crosses path with french pirates who had taken a portuguese ship. He seizes the ship and gives it to Francis Drake, his first command
December 5(?), 1567 - Cacheu River (Guinea-Bissau) - Drake leads an expedition up the Cacheu River. He attacks some portuguese ships, loosing four men, but captures no slaves
January 1(?), 1568 - "Island of Conga", Sierra Leone - Hawkins attacks a fortified town on the island of Conga, off the coast of Sierra Leone. With the help of the indigenous Sapi people, he captures another 250 slaves and hands over the town to the Sapi
February(?) 1(?), 1568 - Elmina, Ghana - Hawkins
and Drake reach Elmina (portuguese: São Jorge da Mina = St.George of the Mine)
February 3, 1568 - Elmina, Ghana - Hawkins
and Drake sail for the Antilles with 500 slaves aboard
March 27, 1568 - Dominica - Hawkins
and Drake reach Dominica and replenish their ships with fresh water
April 2, 1568 - Isla Margarita, Venezuela - Hawkins
and Drake trade peacefully during eight days
April 14, 1568 - Borburata (E. of Puerto Cabello, Venezuela) - After trading at Burburata, the english careen their ships. Drake receives the command of the "Judith"
June 1, 1568 - Borburata (E. of Puerto Cabello, Venezuela) - Hawkins
sails to Ríohacha
June 9, 1568 - Ríohacha, Colombia - Hawkins
joins Drake at Ríohacha
June 15, 1568 - Inland Ríohacha - Inland
expedition, where treasures are captured
July 10, 1568 - Santa Marta - Hawkins
and Drake reach Santa Marta and disguised trade is done
July 16, 1568 - Cartagena, Colombia - Hawkins
and Drake arrive in Cartagena
July 24, 1568 - Cartagena, Colombia - Hawkins
and Drake depart from Cartagena. Stormy Sea
September 11, 1568 - Alacranes Reef, N of Mérida-Yucatán - A violent
storm west of Cuba / Island of Pinos takes the english to the Gulf of Mexico
September 15, 1568 - San Juan de Ulúa, Vera Cruz - Hawkins
and Drake arrive off San Juan de Ulúa. They occupy the island on the next day
September 23, 1568 - San Juan de Ulúa, Vera Cruz - Spanish
surprise attack. Hawkins and Drake escape with many casualties
October 8, 1568 - Tampico, Mexico - Hawkins
escapes to the north and is forced to leave 114 men behind
October 16, 1568 - Tampico, Mexico - After
replenishing his ships with fresh water, Hawkins sets sail to Europe. 114 men
volunteer to stay behind.
December 31, 1568 - Pontevedra, NW Spain - Hawkins
reaches the Spanish Coast before the New Year
January 20, 1569 - Pontevedra - Hawkins
brings more crewmen aboard from another english ship and sets sail to England
January 25, 1569 - Mount's Bay, W of Cornwall - Hawkins
returns to England
January 27, 1569 - Plymouth - Hawkins
anchors at Plymouth
April 1(?), 1571 - London - Sends a
letter to Phillip II of Spain pretending to be his subject against Elizabeth I
(Ridolfi Plot)
May((?) 1(?), 1571 - London - Hawkins
enters the Parliament as MP for Plymouth, as a reward for his role in foiling
the plot to assassinate Queen Elizabeth I
October 11, 1573 - The Strand, Central London - Hawkins is stabbed by a fanatic who confuses him with
Sir Christopher Hatton
November 12, 1573 - The Strand, Central
London - Peter Burchett, the
agressor, is hanged and his hand is cut off and nailed over his head.
January 1, 1578 - London - Appointed Treasurer of the Navy
June 17, 1581 - Mortlake, London - John Dee is visited by John Hawkins (although Dee describes Hawkins as "young Hawkins", he also writes that he had been with Francis Drake, so we concluded he means the father (John) and not the son (Richard), although John Hawkins was only 5 years older than John Dee)
June 17, 1581 - Mortlake, London - John Dee is visited by John Hawkins (although Dee describes Hawkins as "young Hawkins", he also writes that he had been with Francis Drake, so we concluded he means the father (John) and not the son (Richard), although John Hawkins was only 5 years older than John Dee)
August(?) 1(?), 1586 - Southampton - Sets sail for the coast of Portugal and the Azores with 17 ships to wait for the spanish silver fleet. The plan was to join other english ships near Terceira Island, Azores
August 10(?), 1586 - Coast of Portugal - Hawkins cruises off the Portuguese coast from August until October to shadow french shipping and to intercept the incoming silver convoys
September 30, 1586 - Off Cape Roca, Portugal (westernmost point of Europe) - Three cargo ships from Pernambuco (Brazil) are taken
December(?) 1(?), 1586 - Southampton(?) - Sir John Hawkins returns to England
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| White Bear, 1587 |
December 21, 1587 - Chatham - Goes to Chatham to receive the 1,000-tons ship "White Bear".
February 21, 1588 - Plymouth - Preparations for the Defence of England start in Plymouth.
July 21, 1588 - Scilly Islands, W of Cornwall
- Hawkins (in the "Victory") and his squadron at the Scilly Islands region, following the great Spanish Armada
July 25, 1588 - Off the Isle of Wight - Seafight against the Spanish Armada.
July 26, 1588 - E. the of Isle of Wight - John Hawkins and Martin Frobisher are knighted by Admiral Howard, on board his flagship "Ark Royal"
July 29, 1588 - Off Gravelines, France - Battle of Gravelines
May 1(?), 1590 - Plymouth - Hawkins and Frobisher set sail to the Coast of Portugal to wait for the
Silver Fleet
May 10(?), 1590 - Coast of Portugal - Hawkins and Frobisher arrive to the area to wait for the Silver Fleet.
However, Phillip II of Spain forbids its departure.
October 29, 1590 - Plymouth - Hawkins and Frobisher return to England, empty handed
October 31, 1590 - Plymouth - After his return with "empty hands", Hawkins writes a letter
to Lord Burghley
July 8, 1592 - Chatham - In Chatham, organizing and helping at the new Hospital "Sir
John Hawkyns"
August 28, 1595 - Plymouth - Drake and John Hawkins set sail to the Antilles once more
September 24, 1595 - Lanzerote, Canary
Islands - Drake and Hawkins reach the Canary Islands
September 27, 1595 - WSW Lanzerote - After
landing, the english replenish their ships with fresh water
October 27, 1595 - E of Martinique - The
Island of Martinique is sighted
October 29, 1595 - Guadalupe - The
english replenish their ships with fresh water in Guadalupe because of the
presence of hostile indians in Dominica. Drake and Hawkins continue their
voyage
November 8, 1595 - Virgin Islands - The
english anchor at the Virgin Islands. Hawkins gets sick and Drake takes the
command of the expedition
November 11, 1595 - SE of Puerto Rico - As
the english reach Puerto Rico, Sir John Hawkins expires, aged 63 =(END)
