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Action of San Mateo Bay : ウィキペディア英語版 | Action of San Mateo Bay
The Action of San Mateo Bay was a naval engagement which took place from 24 June to 1 July 1594 between the discovery ship ''Dainty'' under the command of English privateer Richard Hawkins and a Spanish squadron of three galleons commanded by Beltrán de Castro at the mouth of the Esmeraldas river, nowadays Ecuador. ==Background== In 1593 Hawkins, a nephew of Sir Francis Drake, purchased the ''Dainty'', a ship originally built for his father as ''Repentance'' and used by him in his expeditions, and sailed for the West Indies, the Spanish Main and the South Seas.〔Southey, Robert (1834). ''The British admirals: With an introductory view of the naval history of England'', Volume 3. Green & Longman, p. 286.〕 It seems clear that his project was to prey on the overseas possessions of the Spanish crown. Hawkins, however, in an account of the voyage written 30 years afterwards, maintained that his expedition was undertaken purely for the purpose of geographical discovery. After visiting the coast of Brazil, the ''Dainty'' passed through the Straits of Magellan, and in due course reached Valparaíso, where he plundered the town and captured four vessels.〔Marley, pp. 82-83〕
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