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| Sir Francis Drake 'first set foot on US soil in San Francisco Bay area' | Sir Francis Drake 'first set foot on US soil in San Francisco Bay area' |
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| The US government has apparently ended a 433-year-old historical controversy by determining that Sir Francis Drake came ashore in what is now a county in the San Francisco Bay area when he claimed California for England. | The US government has apparently ended a 433-year-old historical controversy by determining that Sir Francis Drake came ashore in what is now a county in the San Francisco Bay area when he claimed California for England. |
| For years, some historians and scholars said Drake had landed on the Point Reyes peninsula, in Marin County, north of San Francisco. | For years, some historians and scholars said Drake had landed on the Point Reyes peninsula, in Marin County, north of San Francisco. |
| But others pointed to what they considered evidence that Drake had landed in locations ranging from San Francisco Bay to Alaska. | But others pointed to what they considered evidence that Drake had landed in locations ranging from San Francisco Bay to Alaska. |
| The US interior secretary, Ken Salazar, has now designated Point Reyes as the point where Drake came ashore, the San Francisco Chronicle reported on Saturday. | The US interior secretary, Ken Salazar, has now designated Point Reyes as the point where Drake came ashore, the San Francisco Chronicle reported on Saturday. |
| There was never any dispute that Drake had sailed his ship, the Golden Hind, north along the Pacific coast of the US. | There was never any dispute that Drake had sailed his ship, the Golden Hind, north along the Pacific coast of the US. |
| When he came ashore on 17 June 1579 to repair his ship, his crew nailed a plate of brass to a tree claiming the land for Queen Elizabeth I. | When he came ashore on 17 June 1579 to repair his ship, his crew nailed a plate of brass to a tree claiming the land for Queen Elizabeth I. |
| The descriptions of the harbour where Drake landed, however, were vague and sparked debates among historians. Some claimed he landed as far north as Alaska, while others suggested Oregon, British Columbia or other sites along the California coast. | The descriptions of the harbour where Drake landed, however, were vague and sparked debates among historians. Some claimed he landed as far north as Alaska, while others suggested Oregon, British Columbia or other sites along the California coast. |
| The Drake Navigators Guild, a California historians' organisation, said it had more than 50 detailed clues about Drake's landing, including 16th-century reports, identifying Drakes Cove, an inlet near Drakes Bay on the Point Reyes peninsula. | The Drake Navigators Guild, a California historians' organisation, said it had more than 50 detailed clues about Drake's landing, including 16th-century reports, identifying Drakes Cove, an inlet near Drakes Bay on the Point Reyes peninsula. |
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