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Almost intact Italian ship sunk by Francis Drake in the 16th century discovered in the Bay of Cádiz

22 April 2026 at 14:09
Skull of a woman with a frontal fracture found in the Bay of Cádiz.

Sir Francis Drake was a pirate — according to the Spanish — an honorable mariner — according to the English — commanded by Elizabeth I of England to destroy the cities, fortresses, fields, farms, or subjects of Philip II wherever they might be. Drake launched his attacks across both hemispheres without warning. He could strike against Santo Domingo, the Canary Islands, or Patagonia. There were no limits. One of the ports he successfully attacked was Cádiz in 1587.

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