Francis Drake

Sir Francis Drake (c. 1540 - January 28th 1596) also known as El Draque (The Dragon) to the Spanish and Captain Drake to the Zootopians, was an English sea captain, explorer, privateer, navigator, slaver trader, politician, navel officer, pirate and knight during the reign of Queen Elizabeth l, Drake carried out the second circumnavigation of the world from 1577 to 1580. On the 4th of April 1581 Drake was knighted by Queen Elizabeth aboard his ship, the Golden Hind in London, Drake would win greater fame with a leading role in the defeat of the Spanish armada 8 years later in 1588.

While he was revered as a hero in England for his exploits against the Spanish Empire but Drake became known as a pirate among the Spanish and throughout there Empire, Drake also became unpopular, disliked and very controversy in the history books for being a slave trader, pirate and also either participating or being involved in the Rathlin Island Massacre in July of 1575 where 600 Scottish and Irish men, women and children were killed.

Centuries into the future where the humans became extinct, in 2017 Zoo Era, famous Zootopian pop star and Mammals rights activist Gazelle came across a old golden chest in a cave along the side of a cliff while scuba diving with friends on the western coast of the Zootopian Peninsula, Gazelle opened the chest and is side was two pairs of silver broadswords, a morion helmet, an outfit (all in very good condition considering there age), an old map of the world and also a journal signed in old English by a "Francis Drake" on the cover, also in the chest there is a painting of possible Francis Drake himself. Gazelle was amazed of what she discovered so out of curiosity she started to read Drake's journal and learned that Drake sailed across the seas from England to the West-Indies and around the globe after a sailor named "Ferdinand Magellan" 58 years before, also Drake writes about him being knighted by the Queen of England and also how he defeated the Spanish armada and saved England. But Gazelle was shocked when she discovered that Drake wrote about him and his cousin a "John Hawkins" being slave traders and then Drake writes about how they get there slaves from Africa to the West-Indies but also, Drake writes about being known as a pirate among the Spanish being dubbed "El Draque" (The Dragon) by them for raidding and plundered there ships and colonies but what's even worse, Drake writes about him participating in a massacre where 600 men, women and children died as a result, but Drake writes about him not being involved in the killing because Drake was on the ship while his comrade a "Sir John Norreys" and his men did the killing not him. Gazelle was horrified and disgusted about what this "Francis Drake" done so Gazelle put the journal in the chest and went to get the police and a while later Gazelle came back with a party of police officers and archaeologists from the Zootopia Nature History Museum where they were brought the golden chest to the Museum where closely looked at it to make sure that its was not fake but to the archaeologists surprise the swords, the helmet, the outfit and the map were all one hundred percent real and the content in Drake's journal written in old English were also confirmed to be genuine because of the it's age and it was signed by its original owner, Drake's swords, helmet and outfit were put on display at City Hall, his painting of his was also put on display on the top floor near the Mayor's office and as for his journey it was put in the Museums Nation Archives. Today some Zootopians think that Sir Francis Drake was a hero for defeating the Spanish armada and saving England from a Spanish invasion and also as a legendary explorer but to some others, they hate and fear Drake for being cruel, ruthless, heartless also for being a slaver trader, pirate and even worse for participating in a massacre which resulted in 600 innocent men, women and children losing their lives, most Zootopia's including the Mayor, Chief Bogo and also Gazelle who all thought to them selves, "why would the Queen give a slaver trader, pirate and a mass murderer knighthood, it's just unthinkable, Drake should have been published for his crimes and actions not be knighted."