Sweeney is standing on a plaque that commemorating his tenure at this spot in front of the Sir Francis Drake Hotel. In the signature Beefeater uniform, he's hard to miss.

Sir Francis Drake, for whom San Francisco's iconic Sir Francis Drake hotel on Union Square is named, was one of the world's first frequent travelers. Along with numerous transatlantic trips ...

Sir Francis Drake was a prominent slave owner during his lifetime, according to Powelson, and that is why he has led the campaign to remove the statue.

Marin County’s claim to Sir Francis Drake’s famous landfall in 1579 is being called into question in a new book that asserts the English seafarer landed in Oregon.

Marin County’s claim to Sir Francis Drake’s famous landfall in 1579 is being called into question in a new book that asserts the English seafarer landed in Oregon. Debate about whether Drake ...

Marin County’s claim to Sir Francis Drake’s famous landfall in 1579 is being called into question in a new book that asserts the English seafarer landed in Oregon. Debate about whether Drake ...

SAN ANSELMO CA - JULY 7: A car caravan heads out from Sir Frances Drake High School after a rally to change the school's name on campus in San Anselmo, Calif. on Tuesday, July 7, 2020.

More than 400 years ago, Sir Francis Drake became the first British explorer to make contact with Native Americans on what is now the American West Coast. The question is where? Oregon or ...

Chimney Rock is seen on the eastern tip of the Point Reyes peninsula during a cruise recreating explorer Sir Francis Drake's arrival at Drakes Bay in Point Reyes, Calif., on Friday, Sept. 11, 2009.

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