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1586

1586: Sir Francis Drake successfully pillaged the town of St.

1586: Sir Francis Drake successfully pillaged the town of St. Domingo during a high-profile raid on Spanish West Indian possessions. The attack demonstrated the growing vulnerability of the Spanish empire to the naval power of rival European nations.

Source Edwards, Historical Survey, 12 [TOC]