Quo Fuit places 3 dated presences for Thomas Cavendish across 3 places, from 1592.
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Sir Thomas Cavendish (1560 – May 1592) was an English explorer and privateer known as "The Navigator" because he was the first to deliberately attempt to emulate Sir Francis Drake, raiding Spanish towns and ships in the Pacific and then returning by circumnavigating the globe.Wikipedia, full article · CC BY-SA
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Where Thomas Cavendish was documented, and when
1592year
Saint Helenaattested“Cavendish set off across the Atlantic towards Saint Helena with the remainder of the crew, but died of unknown causes at age 31, possibly off Ascension Island in the South Atlantic in 1592.”source: Wikipedia: Thomas Cavendish
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Ascension Islandattested“Cavendish set off across the Atlantic towards Saint Helena with the remainder of the crew, but died of unknown causes at age 31, possibly off Ascension Island in the South Atlantic in 1592.”source: Wikipedia: Thomas Cavendish
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Atlanticattested“Cavendish set off across the Atlantic towards Saint Helena with the remainder of the crew, but died of unknown causes at age 31, possibly off Ascension Island in the South Atlantic in 1592.”source: Wikipedia: Thomas Cavendish
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Places Thomas Cavendish is documented in
Ascension Island1 presence · 1592
Atlantic1 presence · 1592
Saint Helena1 presence · 1592
Other places tied to Thomas Cavendish in the record
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November 1577month
Corpus Christi College, Cambridgementioned“In the spring of 1576 at the age of 15, he entered Corpus Christi College, Cambridge but left in November 1577 without taking a degree.”source: Wikipedia: Thomas Cavendish
9 April 1585exact date
Plymouthmentioned“He invested in the purchase and provisioning of the fleet that left Plymouth on 9 April 1585.”source: Wikipedia: Thomas Cavendish
21 July 1586exact date
Plymouth, Englandmentioned“Thomas Cavendish with his three ships and 123 men set out from Plymouth, England on 21 July 1586.”source: Wikipedia: Thomas Cavendish
1587year
Iloilomentioned“Cavendish attacked Arevalo, the capital of the Spanish settlement in Iloilo at the time in 1587 with the raid giving the town the distinction of being the first Spanish settlement in the Philippines to be attacked by a British pirate.”source: Wikipedia: Thomas Cavendish
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Philippinesmentioned“Cavendish attacked Arevalo, the capital of the Spanish settlement in Iloilo at the time in 1587 with the raid giving the town the distinction of being the first Spanish settlement in the Philippines to be attacked by a British pirate.”source: Wikipedia: Thomas Cavendish
October 1587month
Gulf of Californiamentioned“Upon reaching the Gulf of California in October 1587 Cavendish and his two ships put in at an island above Mazatlan where they careened their ships to clean their bottoms and made general repairs.”source: Wikipedia: Thomas Cavendish
November 1587month
Cape San Lucasmentioned“A pilot from one of the captured Spanish ships revealed that a Manila galleon was expected in October or November 1587 and usually stopped at Cape San Lucas on the Baja California peninsula before going on to Acapulco.”source: Wikipedia: Thomas Cavendish
November 1587month
Acapulcomentioned“A pilot from one of the captured Spanish ships revealed that a Manila galleon was expected in October or November 1587 and usually stopped at Cape San Lucas on the Baja California peninsula before going on to Acapulco.”source: Wikipedia: Thomas Cavendish
17 November 1587exact date
Pacific Oceanmentioned“After setting fire to the Santa Ana, the Desire and Content sailed away on 17 November 1587 to begin their voyage across the Pacific Ocean.”source: Wikipedia: Thomas Cavendish
14 May 1588exact date
Englandmentioned“By 14 May 1588 Cavendish reached the coast of Africa and returned to England by way of the Cape of Good Hope, stopping at the island of Saint Helena for supplies.”source: Wikipedia: Thomas Cavendish
9 September 1588exact date
Plymouth, Englandmentioned“On 9 September 1588 the Desire sailed into the harbour at Plymouth, England.”source: Wikipedia: Thomas Cavendish
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